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>Security fatigue is defined in the study as a weariness or reluctance to deal with computer security. Can that even be defined if it completely overlaps the u
by GigabyteCoin 10y ago
>Security fatigue is defined in the study as a weariness or reluctance to deal with computer security.
Can that even be defined if it completely overlaps the umbrella of "people who use computers but are not IT professionals".
One of my friend's passwords for everything is expl0r3r and has been for years because his family drove a ford explorer when he was younger.
Another buddy's password for everything is "Duncan" ... because his dog is named duncan.
Pretty much everybody else I know has their password literally stickied to the side of their monitor or sitting on their desk somewhere.
Can "Security Fatigue" really be a thing if the entire world is subject to it?
- raesene9 10y agoI'd say it can. the modern world is forcing people to make more and more use of computer systems to effectively operate in society. Governments and corporations are moving processes online (generally 'cause it's cost effective for them to do so). It's very unfortunate that in a kind of tragedy of the commons, each site owner just rolls out the easiest authentication options available (username/password) and then leaves the user, who's rarely equipped to handle it, to deal with the fallout of having huge numbers of logins to manage.
- anf 10y agoIt happens to IT professionals, as well. "Shit, I just gotta get this done, let's do it like this and re-evaluate later". Look at the $10k bounties on hackerone.com -- many bugs are clearly from people who are not operating at their best.