by DNSFilter Team on Feb 22, 2024 10:28:15 AM
A common refrain in cybersecurity circles is that humans are your weakest link. There’s truth in this, but making this the focal point of your cybersecurity training and culture can sometimes have unintended consequences.
A more helpful approach is to find a way to build a culture where humans become the strongest link. How do you begin such a project? The answer lies in finding a way to encourage trial and error in a safe space, to lead with compassion to ultimately reduce threats.
Sound like an oxymoron? Read on.
At the scale of the Internet, threats are relentless. Domain Name System (DNS) technology is over 40 years old, but it remains just as relevant today—if not more so—to help organizations stay secure from malicious threats. What most people don’t know is that more than 70% of attacks involve the DNS layer. Every malicious request blocked represents a real attack prevented, real harm avoided, and real people protected. This underscores the power of...
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There's a contradiction in cybersecurity: humans can be both the weakest link and the strongest. For instance, humans are highly susceptible to deception. This is an age-old problem; look no further than the Trojan Horse of Greek lore or the Ghost Army of World War II. In the latter case, Allied forces created inflatable tanks and faked radio traffic, among other deceptive tactics across Europe, to confuse, distract and divert enemy forces and sa...