The Human Behind The Machine: Addressing Phishing Starts With People

Ken Carnesi, CEO of DNSFilter, was featured in Forbes.

In security, the cold truth is that human error remains the biggest threat to every business. Phishing continues to be the primary strategy for cybercriminals to trick users into divulging their credentials, inject malware into your infrastructure, hijack user devices, remotely access network resources and exfiltrate sensitive data.

Social engineering is popular and powerful because it works, but it’s important to maintain the mindset that it’s not your employees’ fault. The reality is that while some people do exhibit riskier behaviors online, it’s also a numbers game. The more time spent on the internet, the more malicious sites you’re likely to encounter.