Our daily lives are so regimented by the technology we are used to. Everything is set up and controlled by a computer or device. Our phones and computers are constantly buzzing with notifications and emails. Everyone has an email account, a social media account, a calendar, a voice mailbox, and a calendar. Everything is set and monitored. This doesn’t have to be so. It is possible to make the computer we are using a neutral place and place it in a neutral zone.
That can mean just about anything. A place that is neither on this planet nor in your phone or your computer (the neutral zone). A neutral place is a place where you can be without feeling that your life is controlled by the technology around you. A neutral zone is a place where technology is not the sole arbiter of your life. It is a place you can take your own decisions without feeling that you are controlled by a computer.
So for the past 20 years or so, we’ve been living in an information environment that has not been neutral. The technology in our lives is a force for good and for bad. It is a force for good because it reduces some problems and makes others easier to deal with. It is a force for bad because it does the same and makes many more problems. The technology in our lives is in a constant state of change.
Information technology is an extension of our physical bodies. Think of all the new appliances, computers, and gadgets that we have come to know and depend on. These machines are constantly being updated with new features, but they are also constantly being hacked, broken, and stolen. In this way, the technology in our lives works to our benefit. The bad guys, on the other hand, are constantly working against the good guys. This is because the technology in our lives is constantly being threatened with shutdown.
The standard operating procedures (SOPs) are rules that govern how technology is supposed to operate in the real world. They also include the guidelines for how security measures should be taken to protect against these threats. By following these guidelines, it is far more likely that we will not be attacked from the outside because we will be protecting ourselves (and the rest of the world) from the bad guys.
I’ve seen several SOPs that are the equivalent of the “Do Not Disturb” sign on your front door. You know, “Don’t enter unless it is approved by me” or “Do not attempt to access internet unless I am authorized to do so.” These are the kinds of SOPs I think are too vague and open-ended to be actually effective. If I see one I cannot be sure I’m not dreaming.
In a world where hackers and spies are the norm, why would we want to keep our computer systems from being hit by external threats (i.e.
viruses and trojans.
This is a great question. I think it’s because we are more comfortable with the idea that we can protect our systems from external threats. But the reality is that we rely too much on our computers for everything, and we are still vulnerable to attack from outside our systems.
This is a problem because all the major companies, big and small, are scrambling to find new ways to protect themselves from external threats. My own company is working on a solution that would keep outside attacks from affecting our software, but I think the companies that are working on this solution are focusing on the wrong things. As one of the first companies to adopt security standards, I think they are still in their infancy, and the ones that are working on it are focusing on the wrong things.