…good security takes into account the least common denominator…….the human being.  Yes, even the human being who may be in charge of enforcing those very security tenets.

I don’t remember who said this but the biggest truth in this discussion is that the best security policy is only as good as its people staffing it.

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• Webroot
  
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• Windows Defender
  
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References used for this Podcast/Blog:

Social Engineering:  The Basics, by:  Joan Goodchild, CSO Online, December 20, 2012,  http://www.csoonline.com/article/514063/social-engineering-the-basics?page=4

What is Social Engineering, by:  Linda Criddle, Webroot, http://www.webroot.com/us/en/home/resources/tips/online-shopping-banking/secure-what-is-social-engineering

The biggest malware, security threats in 2013, by: Charlie Osborne, Zero Day, December 5, 2013,  http://www.zdnet.com/the-biggest-malware-security-threats-in-2013-7000023968/?s_cid=e036&ttag=e036

Top 5 Social Engineering Exploit Techniques, by: Jamey Heary, Network World, November 14, 2009,  http://www.pcworld.com/article/182180/top_5_social_engineering_exploit_techniques.html

Study: People open email even if its suspicious, by: Dave Johnson, Moneywatch, September 12, 2013,

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505143_162-57601915/study-people-open-email-even-if-its-suspicious/?tag=nl.e857&s_cid=e857&ttag=e857&ftag=TREe00e266

Cyber Security: 75% of Data Breaches are Inside Jobs, by: the Daily Staff Writer, the Information Daily.com, September 27, 2012, http://www.theinformationdaily.com/2012/09/27/75-of-data-breaches-are-inside-jobs

Social Engineering: 5 Security Holes at the Office (Includes Video), by: Joan Goodchild, CSO Security and Risk, June 8, 2009, http://www.csoonline.com/article/494464/social-engineering-5-security-holes-at-the-office-includes-video-?page=1

Why cybercriminals want your personal data, by: Joe Ross, Help Net Security, November 12, 2013, http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1915

Computer Based Social Engineering Tools:  Social Engineer Toolkit (SET), Social Engineer.org, http://www.social-engineer.org/framework/Computer_Based_Social_Engineering_Tools:_Social_Engineer_Toolkit_%28SET%29