Information Security Constrained by Societal Factors
Information security for the most part is only breeched 99% of time because of user. Most of time the systems that are in place for information security do not fail. The user being the main cause of 99% of information security breaches defines information security constrained by social factors and cultural factors.
Technology is still a fairly new concept for many individuals. There are groups of individuals that still are very intimidated by technology. Many elderly individuals are very a high risk for information security because most are very easily manipulated. Hackers know that this is the case, and make specific attacks designated for uninformed elderly individuals. There are many cases where individuals have had thousand of dollars stolen from them. This is just one of the many examples as to how information security is culturally constrained.
In today’s day and age kids are almost born with a smart phone in their hand. One of the biggest issues for parents in the 21stcentury is how they are going manger the amount of time their children spend with electronics. Young children are so susceptible to becoming addicted to electronics. Currently, there are these two complete opposite sides of the spectrum with regards to information security. These issues have to be addressed with regards to improving the information security of the United States as whole. The programs that have been developed to protect individuals from cyber attacks have proven to be very effective. The core principle that needs to be focused on is the cultural, and societal factors that are constrained. There needs to be more education focused on informing individuals who are unaware how to best protect their information. If there was more education on information security when there is a security breach the likelihood of the breach being traced back to the user will decrease.