#ISC2Congress: Technology Is Endangering Independent Decision-making

While the focus of the (ISC)² Security Congress happening in Florida this week is cybersecurity, one of the conference's key players has voiced concerns over what effect technology is having on human health and happiness.

In an interview with Infosecurity Magazine, (ISC)² COO Wesley Simpson shared his fears surrounding the negative impact of intertwining our lives so completely with technology.

"We are becoming more and more dependent on technology for everything, even for the simplest things like answering questions in conversations. I hate to say this, but I feel we are scared to make decisions on our own now without going through some type of app to find out what we should or should not do," said Simpson.

In addition to damaging our capacity to think for ourselves, Simpson said technology was also hindering people's ability to forge social bonds in their personal and professional lives. 

"When I look at the younger generations especially, I am scared by how dependent on social media they are with having discussions or conversations instead of having them face-to-face with their colleagues or peers, even with a co-worker. 

"It's all done through an app, which removes that human element that enables bonding and culture-building. That's all been replaced by convenience and simplicity."

Simpson's son is now in his mid-twenties, but the father of one is still a firm believer in monitoring and restricting children's screen time and internet use.

He said: "I am in favor of screen-time restrictions, especially where kids are involved. There are some interesting stats about how much ..

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