inappropriate data structures:
- e.g. Y2K
- in the 60s-70s storage was expensive
- dates represented in 2 digit ints
- as a consequence to the short-sightedness, it was anticipated that many essential computer systems would fail
Computer malware:
- Malicious software designed to damage or perform unwanted actions
reliance on software:
- We rely on many forms of software for day to day lives
- software has to be designed with consumer reliance in mind
social networking:
- mass social interaction & connectivity
- danger of cyberbullying
cyber safety:
- information integrity and source validation