“You don’t need to understand IT anymore. All you need is a finger.”

Making digital assets available and easy to use, has led up to a point where the user basically doesn’t need any knowledge about the underlaying technology. According to Mats Hultgren, Director of Operations at Truesec, this is one of the reasons that organizations are so vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The lack of basic understanding of IT.  

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Robert Willborg, security expert and former CISO at Junglemap, agrees but also points out that there’s a great need of strengthening the trust in IT among users. And this should start at an early age. Instead of being afraid, and not allowing their children to use social media platforms, parents need to encourage their kids, but also have an ongoing conversation about safety and security online.

Conversation is being moderated by Paulina Modlitba, journalist and public speaker. 

October 14 2022