December 6, 2002
News Factor: Users Still the Weakest Link
My spin:You can have all the computers in the world configured to secure your data, but HUMANS will and always will be the weekest link.
End-users are still the main cause of virus infections in the workplace, as they continue to open suspicious email attachments and use online file-sharing and instant messenging services, according to experts. "The real weak link is humans, not the bugs in Microsoft's software," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.
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