You can't fix stupid, or evil
In a perfect world, no human would ever touch a network. Machines would do everything and humans would simply benefit from those interactions. Machines operate logically and solely with a focus on function. They aren't easily tricked and are not typically open to influence via social means. But, for the time being, we don't live in that science fiction world where machines do everything for us. We still have users, and those users touch our networks, and their actions and issues introduce avenues of exploitation that can cripple what might have been a secure network. We must consider the following:
- The most secure network is the one that no human ever touches. The second that a human puts their fingers onto a keyboard, the threat of compromise via human means, social engineering, phishing, and other standard methods becomes a reality. While technology is relatively binary in nature, humans are not. We are open to influence, fear...
