4 ms·
There is quite a bit that could be mined from this story, but just as a start: 1) The most zealous and persistent phishing awareness campaigns/training I've en
by settsu 10y ago
There is quite a bit that could be mined from this story, but just as a start:
1) The most zealous and persistent phishing awareness campaigns/training I've encountered has been at large corporations. I can imagine a series of articles, if not an entire career, that is based on exploring the psychology of employees in varying organization sizes being influenced by their perceptions of the stake they feel they hold in the performance of the organization (i.e., their "ownership") and how much their actions, positive and negative, might bear notable influence.
Not confident I made my point clear, but the idea being I'm going to think differently about jumping up and down on a cruise ship vs. a row boat...
2) Putting aside the questionable application of it in this specific case, "cybercriminal" is an outmoded term that I believe actually undermines the mundane and routine nature of these crimes. Regardless of magnitude, it imbues the perpetrator and their activities with some 90s-era aura of mystery and preternatural skill—an exceptional event executed by exceptional individuals under exceptional circumstances.