The human being as an IT security risk
Misconduct, inaccurate policies, and incorrect configuration of endpoints are common weak points. The cyber kill chain usually looks for the weakest link in the chain - and that is often the human being. An analysis of Bitdefender telemetry of 110.000 endpoints in the first half of 2020 shows that misconfigurations and the "weak point employee" are the number one causes for a very high percentage of cyber attacks. While hackers in Hollywood films always go to great lengths to crack security systems and firewalls, the reality is often different. Few attacks require a cinematic level of effort. Employees and misconfigured ...