Physical safety v cyber safety --- Another aspect of this attitude is that there is no culture around acknowledging or discussing cyber security from the point of view of the everyday dangers it poses for people. We care about our physical safety because we are aware and have a culture of awareness around protecting ourselves physically - whether it is locking our homes when we leave the house, or keeping our bags close to us in public or deciding not to walk down non-lit street. We need to have similar conversations on the specific dangers of being online and basic cyber security measures should be normalised.

Source author: Pavitra Ramanujam pavitra.ramanujam@gmail.com