From the course: Cybersecurity at Work
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Physical office security
From the course: Cybersecurity at Work
Physical office security
- It's important to understand that cybersecurity attacks in the workplace aren't only conducted online. Company employees should also follow physical security practices to protect against vandalism, theft, and corporate sabotage. For sophisticated hacker, having physical access to a mobile device or computer is essentially the same as having access to all the information stored on that device, or potentially even access to data on a company network. And if you think most physical breaches are the result of sophisticated tactics straight out of a high-tech heist movie, the reality may surprise you. Hackers typically use simple social engineering techniques to exploit the vulnerabilities of human nature. They often claim to be legitimate vendors, sometimes even wearing uniforms and offering bogus reasons for requiring entry to a physical office. Not exactly CIA level spycraft, is it? But that's all it takes. Often a hacker…
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