Cyberspace threat

Australian IT - Cyberspace threat :

"'All over the world, we have a very heavy reliance on technological infrastructure and technological systems; nearly every part of our lives is run by computer systems and essentially that creates a vulnerability,' he said yesterday."

How right.Katrina was an excellent example of how bad it gets when your technology and technical back up is dismantled and is not easily and quickly reinstated. So where is the training for the alternatives and where are our skills centres to sustain the skills of a non technological environment? It's all about dependency. You manipulate better that way. Of course it would create chaos to take out the technology...but we have given ourselves over to that framework and the exorbitant costs with very little thought about plan B. Kids need to be trained in all areas of survival and productivity,not just technology and, as adults, we need to keep our living with the land skills going and stop thinking about that internet fridge and everything which can be controlled by the flick of a switch and a press of a button.