In a hair-raising presentation, information technology experts from the Big Ten Academic Alliance shared stories meant to illustrate the dangers of the digital world. The focus on stories was important, said Reg Jackson, security engineer at The Ohio State University’s Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI).
“One of the reasons that we communicate and why we tell stories is to tell people about bad things that happen to other people,” he said.
Stories can help people learn from previous mistakes and, hopefully, avoid them in the future. Something to keep in mind, Jackson said, is “FUD,” or fear, uncertainty and doubt. Too much FUD and people begin to seek their own solutions, leaving them even more vulnerable to bad actors.