{"id":324,"date":"2024-08-05T01:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T01:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/?p=324"},"modified":"2024-08-05T01:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T01:49:29","slug":"discussion-board-after-watching-the-video-post-an-entry-in-the-discussion-board-describing-what-you-think-about-the-human-firewall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/2024\/08\/05\/discussion-board-after-watching-the-video-post-an-entry-in-the-discussion-board-describing-what-you-think-about-the-human-firewall\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion Board: After watching the video, post an entry in the discussion board describing what you think about the \u201chuman firewall\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"TED Talks \u201cOur Human Firewall\u201d explores cybersecurity mistakes that expose people to cyber-attacks. The speaker mentions that personal data is precious, but sometime people expose it without knowing. For instance, when one sits in a Starbucks shop and connects to free Wi-Fi, it exposes them to malicious third parties who trick them to expose their online activities and personal data. According to the speaker, the best way to prevent cyber-attacks is introducing a human firewall to help people and organizations to remain vigilant about cyber threats because one person cannot maintain such security. It could be a great idea for businesses to ensure employees are aware of threats arising within the cybersecurity landscape. As such, companies could decrease the chances of cyber-attack vulnerability whilst creating a robust security culture within the business. Thus, even though companies have other security strategies, if a cyber-criminal slip through security gaps or if advanced cyber threats their business operations, they can rely on a human firewall to prevent major attacks and remain secure.<br \/><br \/>Recognizing that human error is the primary reason for hacking is the first step to reducing or preventing cyber-attacks within companies. TEDx Talks expounds that the human element is the weakest link in cybersecurity because people use their online accounts daily and are vulnerable to unconscious mistakes that expose them to cyber-attacks. As such, companies can build a human forward by educating employees through education and awareness programs on cyber security. The programs should instill skills to detect potential threats and action they should take to reduce the likelihood of becoming victims. Thus, a human firewall is a potential solution to security threats by keeping employees aware of online threats and how to recognize and avoid them.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TED Talks \u201cOur Human Firewall\u201d explores cybersecurity mistakes that expose people to cyber-attacks. The speaker mentions that personal data is precious, but sometime people expose it without knowing. For instance, when one sits in a Starbucks shop and connects to free Wi-Fi, it exposes them to malicious third parties who trick them to expose their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28250,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":3},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/esty05\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}