CHAPTER 3: CYBER SECURITY AS AN ART FORM

When people think of cyber security, they think about networks, architecture, technology, AI and virtual reality, programming languages and protocols. But once you understand these topics, you quickly realise that cyber security and data protection are about so much more. They are about psychology, philosophy, ethics, integrity, privacy, politics and art. To put it simply, if you’re devoted to the craft of cyber security and data protection, then you are an artist. Allow me to explain.

Many years ago, I was talking to a dear old friend of mine about what it was to be ‘an artist’. We discussed at length how musicians, poets, writers and sculptors were artists and what set them apart from everyone else. ...

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