Security News > 2020 > December > Cybersecurity pros: Are humans really the weakest link?
Including Ciarán Mc Mahon, Ph.D., a faculty member at University College Dublin and director of the Institute of Cyber Security, suggests that quote is why the adage "Humans are the weakest link" is part and parcel to the digital world.
If we humans are the weakest link, that means the other links in the chain-hardware and software, for example-are more robust and more secure.
Getting back to people being the weakest link, the current go-to reason for us being the weak link is human error.
Questions to consider regarding humans and cybersecurity.
Mc Mahon and Hollnagel both point out humans, instead of being the weakest links, may be the most vital link when it comes to attacks that are always morphing, in particular those aimed directly at humans.