Hacking the Human (20 credits) / CIS4012-N(PgC) / TU Online![]() DescriptionYou explore what is increasingly recognised as one of the most important areas and greatest threats of cybersecurity - the human being. Criminals are increasingly targeting people as an easy way to access a computer system, this is summed up in a famous quote by a well-known writer on cybersecurity, Bruce Schneier ‘Only amateurs attack machines; professionals target people’. You explore what these types of cybersecurity threats are and what steps individuals and organisations can take to mitigate against them. Assessment is a case study, exploring cybersecurity event involving issues of human behaviour. You produce a 4000 - 5000 word report identifying and discussing these issues and proposing some solutions for future prevention.
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