Memes Vs Human Factors

Keeping employees aware of watering holes will help mitigate risk. Malware is placed on these websites that hacks know potential victims will access.

This relates because no matter how secure the system is, all they need to do is acquire a users information

This relates to the human factor because of how people may think that they are connecting to a safe Wi-Fi but instead they are the victim of a man in the middle attack

Hacktivists are hackers who are driven by a cause like social change and in our society today more and more of people like this has become commonplace. 

Yes It might be annoying but it is important to change your password every couple months.

Cellular device theft is a common thing but this relates to HSI because what happens if the phone doesn’t have a remote lock on it. The device can have sensitive data which is detrimental to any business. 

Downloading unsecure apps is a very risky thing to do. This undermines the security that the company has pre installed on the device and could become a big vulnerability. 

Having a clean desk policy is very important to security. Some jobs handle very sensitive information and having them all over your desk for others to see is improper management. 

This relates because I know some companies that will send out fake emails and if the employee opens it it just states that they are required to attend additional security training. 

This relates because a person might seem helpful when they see you in trouble and volunteer to help but a shoulder surfer might just be there to see if they can grab important information that is on your device. 

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