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Humans Still Weakest Security Link

By Tris Hussey••1 min read
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Sadly, this is very, very true. Tod Mafin of the CBC did a couple experiments where, essentially, he was able to get in and wander the halls of a company armed with nothing more than a clipboard and saying he was “from IT”. We all have to raise our level of savvy in this area for all of us to be more secure.

Humans Still Weakest Security Link: “Humans are the weakest link in any security chain, a Gartner analyst said last week at the research firm’s 10th Annual IT Security Summit.
‘Social engineering is so powerful it can completely circumvent all of your security if done right,’ said Rich Mogull, Gartner’s director of information security. Mogull also said that companies should carefully monitor publicly available information.”

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Tris Hussey is an AI Enablement Consultant, Chartered Marketer, author of 3 tech books, and higher education instructor. He helps mid-sized businesses turn AI from a distraction into a practical, revenue-generating engine.

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