Everyone falls for fake emails: lessons from cybersecurity summer school
Richard Matthews · 2017
What do nuclear submarines, top secret military bases and private businesses have in common?They are all vulnerable to a simple slice of cheddar.This was the clear result of a "pen testing" exercise, otherwise known as penetration testing, at the annual Cyber Security Summer School in Tallinn, Estonia in July.I attended, along with a contingent from Australia, to present research at the third annual Interdisciplinary Cyber Research workshop.We also got the chance to visit companies such as Skype and Funderbeam, as well as the NATO Collaborative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. Join 130,000 people who subscribe to free evidence-based news.Students infiltrate a host computer under the watchful eye of a mentor during a capture the flag exercise.Richard Matthews, Author provided Get newsletterEveryone falls for fake emails: lessons from cybersecurity summer school https://theconversation.com/everyone