Million-dollar security, cent-Level vulnerability

Continuous user training is as vital as any state-of-the-art firewall.

Abstract

This article has the objective of opening a discussion about the training of people in vision of cybernetic attacks utilizing strategies with less technical aspects and a more persuasive way, it will be addressed further about social engineering, phishing and other scams. A case study is brought up, where the human mistake made catastrophic consequences to a company, with the objective to present that although all the security tools and firewall, human training in these situations is necessary to identify and prevent such dangers. The article utilizes bibliographic references to show, explain and bring understanding about the importance of practices for data security and technological elements of companies. Is seen as necessary and prudent for institutions to raise awareness regarding this importance, given that it is common to find instances and situations in which those worries are underestimated or poorly approved.