Over the past 30 years, the US as well as the rest of the world has become more reliant on technology and networking capabilities. Computer science controls most of our major functions as a society. We have been able to supply more than ever before because of this technology, yet the danger to humanity is also more present.
It isn’t that technology itself will kill us off, or harm us directly. It is the indirect, the ability for someone to hack into a system that millions depend on for their livelihood that will be the greatest threat to us all.
The Colonial Pipeline hack is merely the beginning of what the future holds and what we should fear most. Criminal hackers, looking to gain more money and power, shut down a system, and sent the entire East Coast into a frenzy.
Go to a gas station today, watch as the need for gas, and limited supply turn people against each other. Watch as people fight to grab the last gallon of gas. Imagine this lasted for weeks or months. People would lose money, be unable to provide food/shelter, be unable to leave their homes, all because the gas pipeline was interrupted. Think about what that would do to our inherent nature to survive, by any means necessary.
When we as humans, put all of our main sources of daily life into a computer system, we become weak. We are at the behest of any and all hackers capable of interrupting these systems.
Today, it is the gas pipeline, tomorrow it could be the food chain, or the water supply, or even the entire banking system. Can you imagine if any of these were taken over by hackers? It isn’t if it will happen, but when and will we be prepared to survive?
Sereniti Sparkles 