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Being pushed into a largely online, digital world is all well and good but as usual, there’s always a downside.
When I first got into computers back in the 1980s, all you needed was a copy of Dr Solomon’s anti-virus software on 3.5” floppy disc and you were sorted. I think they updated the program once a year or something. Machines were largely standalone – the biggest threat to security was installing a dodgy pirated version of ‘Lemmings’ that you’d borrowed from a mate.
The advent of the Internet opened up a whole new world of connectivity. It’s been gathering momentum at breakneck speed ever since and you don’t need to be Albert Einstein to see that everyone’s being gently shoved …
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