This may be a generational thing, but most IT security even a mere 20 years ago focused heavily on the human elements. Networks were different back then and peo

This may be a generational thing, but most IT security even a mere 20 years ago focused heavily on the human elements. Networks were different back then and people were far easier to dupe. You usually had to be on site to gain access to anything interesting. The social engineering tricks people roll their eyes at these days were invented back then for this purpose. Hacking is a broad term with deep roots. Let’s not gatekeep it too hard.