Simon on: What's your dirty little tech secret?

The news that Volkswagen fitted millions of its vehicles with a software-based cheating system made me think about the fact that a lot of us have dirty little tech secrets hidden in the closet.

Someone at Volkswagen did it deliberately but the CEO who resigned said he wasn’t aware of any wrongdoing but he probably should have been aware! The most important aspect of this story for me is that these secrets can burn your house down because people become complacent.

When it comes conferences, actively looking at what you should and shouldn’t be doing is the key approach rather than waiting for something to happen which forces you to take stock of everything.

It’s no secret that online security is a gripe of mine, but for many it is just another thing on the to do list that continues to be put off until something goes wrong.

That’s the main lesson for me. Don’t put these technological issues off. Sort out your back-ups, ensure your passwords are stored correctly, and keep your data secure, because although everything may look great from the outside, those dirty inside secrets have a habit of biting you when you least expect it.

Originally published in Conference News