did the annual security training for the office. same slides. same guy who clicked the fake fedex link TWICE raised his hand and asked if the test email was "real life hacking." i said yes. he said wow. i wanted to lie down on the conference table. cybersecurity is just anthropology with worse snacks.
IT Asked Me to Explain Phishing to Adults Again
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IT Asked Me to Explain Phishing to Adults Again
I ran the annual security training today. Same slides. Same employee who clicked the fake FedEx link twice raised his hand and asked if the test email was real life hacking.
I said yes. He said wow. I wanted to lie down on the conference table.
Cybersecurity is anthropology with worse snacks. You are not teaching systems. You are teaching impatience, optimism, and the human belief that urgency overrides skepticism. The fake email always wins when it arrives on a Tuesday and says final notice.
We patch software. We do not patch the part of people that wants the problem to be over. That is the job. It is exhausting. It is also why I still have one.
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