{"id":52361,"date":"2016-01-21T19:27:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T19:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=52361"},"modified":"2016-02-10T21:49:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T21:49:03","slug":"increase-cyber-security-decrease-human-element","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/increase-cyber-security-decrease-human-element\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase Cyber Security &#8211; Decrease Human Element"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cyber Security Threats Increase With Increased Human Responsibility <\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest threats in cyber security is something that is completely unpatchable, humans.\u00a0 Think about the latest\u00a0pop-up ad you clicked on, the last friend request\u00a0you accepted, or the last email you opened.\u00a0 Do you know for certain that none of those were phishing attempts?\u00a0 Opening ads, emails, or accepting connection requests from people or companies we 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