The cable TV channel H2 is running a mini-series on the human mind – Your Bleeped Up Brain.
The series is truly fascinating. While we think our heads contain a highly precise computer, it turns out that the ball of matter inside our heads is good at navigating life, but not very good at discerning fine details out of a complex environment.
For those us of in the cybersecurity world, the last episode – Deception – is particularly interesting. In Deception, the show presents several examples of how the brain takes incomplete or inaccurate information and completes the story to jump to the wrong conclusion. It shows how those seeking to deceive can use this tendancy to jump to conclusions to deceive.
After watching Your Bleeped Up Brain, you will have a better understanding of the psychology of spearphishing and why it is so easy to deceive people into trusting fake emails.
We have posted some examples of your beeped up brain at our posting The Nobel Prize and Spearphishing.
Deception demonstrates why it is important for IT to help users make better email decisions. Using SP Guard, IT can determine a list of trusted senders and provide this information to staff in a simple and highly effective manner.
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