The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security

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   The weakest point of any security system is the human, not the technology, because people can be tricked into giving away secret information.

   The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security · 2002

   The most vulnerable element of security is human psychology, not the firewall.

   Think of a very tall fence and a thick steel door. If the guard opens the door to anyone who says they are a friend, the fence doesn't matter. Similarly, an attacker can call and say they are from IT, asking for the password. The human gives in, not the computer.

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