Securing Robots is Everyone’s Job
In the Star Wars universe, there is a light side and a dark side (also, just like duct tape). This duality can be represented in almost any area of technology – things designed to be good for humanity can also be turned bad by different people. Time and again, we’ve seen cyberattacks, security breaches and shutdowns caused by people exploiting systems that were designed initially to help people.
The Internet was built with a promise of unlimited information available at everyone’s fingertips, a truly egalitarian and noble concept. But along with the good it continues to provide, the Internet spawned dangers such as the dark web, spam, phishing, fake news and disinformation that spreads via social media and other sites.