We state as an axiom that cybersecurity and the future of humanity are now conjoined, and that that conjoining makes the scope of a full analysis of the situation too broad and too subtle for an essay as short as this one.

If a dependence creates a risk, then logic tells us to either forego the dependence or mitigate the risk.

University of Miami Professor Earl Wiener proposed a set of laws that include “every device creates its own opportunity for human error,” “exotic devices create exotic problems,” and “digital devices tune out small errors while creating opportunities for large errors.”

Pretty long broad ranging essay, but an easy read.

source: grugq