The human layer of cybersecurity : the art of social engineering

Abstract

When it comes to cyber security, any successful organisation must focus on people, processes and technology. Technology provides automated safeguards and processes to determine the series of actions to be taken to achieve a particular end. However, even organisations with strong security practices are vulnerable to human error.1 To ensure the strength of the human aspects in any information security plan, an organisation must first recognise and address the human aspect’s biggest threat, namely social engineering.