Life in Cyberspace

by Mary Aiken

The technology of cyberspace was designed to be rewarding, engaging and seductive for the general population. What we failed as a society to foresee was how it would impact deviant, criminal and vulnerable populations, and how this in turn could affect society.

Many cyber attacks work because of a lack of digital hygiene, a lack of security by design and importantly a lack of user awareness.

Humans are now desperately trying to adapt in cyberspace. However, as biological beings we struggle to keep pace with technical advancements

online disinhibition effect, which can cause individuals to be brasher, judgment-impaired and less inhibited – almost as if they were inebriated.