CHAPTER 2Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Tech (But Were Afraid to Ask Your Kids)
How much do you need to know for us to have an intelligent conversation about your business data, your personal information, potential threats, and your options to address those threats? The answer is surprisingly fluid, as it is with any fast‐changing field. How much do you need to know about medicine to have a meaningful conversation with your doctor about your health? How much do you need to know about law to understand and engage with your attorney? How much do you need to know about cars to talk to your mechanic?
It's a tricky question with no easy answers, and to some degree, it involves lots of individual choice. Some people dive deep into research before consulting with a medical expert; doctors jokingly refer to these folks as “Google Medical School graduates.” Others shy away from research entirely, depending on the expert advice of professionals. But no matter where on the spectrum you find yourself, everyone around the table should at least speak a common language. For example, you may not know precisely how your engine works, but you know what an engine is.
Not so much with technology. The minute we start talking tech, eyes glaze over, mouths yawn, and palms sweat. For some reason, we forget we share a common language…and we need to fix that!
Of course that is more easily said than done, especially when it comes to tech. Still, the success of this book's message rests in ...