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How can online behaviour guide the future of security?

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Neil Costigan, CEO BehavioSec, discusses the impact of consumers’ behaviour on cybersecurity.

We are constantly hearing that consumers are the weak link in security. According to PwC, 50% of the worst breaches within enterprises last year were as a result of inadvertent human error, and the figure is of course far higher for personal online fraud.

Cyber criminals are well aware of the opportunity this security vulnerability presents them with and are becoming smarter at taking advantage of it. According to a report published this month, online scams have rocketed 53% in the last three years, in Britain alone.

The simple response to this appears to be further education for consumers – let them know the risks they face online and encourage them to follow strict online practices. However, this of course has been attempted many times over, with relatively little success....