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Author Archives: Loretta George
The Password Is Not the Problem: Why Non-Technical Users Are Being Left Behind in Security
Kira Mikkonen has spent fifteen years watching people click on things they shouldn’t. She’s seen a finance director forward a phishing email to the entire company with a cheerful note asking, “Is this real?” She’s watched a senior surgeon plug … Continue reading
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The Human Firewall: Why Everyday Users Are the First and Last Line of Defense
We built a world that runs on trust. We trust the email from the bank, the link from a coworker, the software update that pops up at the worst possible moment. Attackers know this. They don’t waste time chipping away … Continue reading
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Why We Keep Failing Non-Technical People on Security—and How to Finally Fix It
Kira Mikkonen here. I’ve spent over a decade watching the same sad story play out: a well-meaning person clicks a link, opens an attachment, or reuses a password, and their digital life implodes. The security community’s response? Usually a sigh, … Continue reading
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The Documentation Gap: Why Security Write-Ups Fail the Public They Claim to Protect
Late March 2024, a Microsoft engineer chasing down sluggish SSH logins tripped over one of the most elaborate supply chain attacks ever attempted. The xz Utils backdoor, planted over years by a patient adversary who earned trust inside an open … Continue reading
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The Human Side of Cybersecurity: Why Everyday Users Need Better Education Now
We lock our front doors at night. We check the expiration date on the milk. We teach kids to look both ways before crossing the street. These are small, automatic habits—things we do without a second thought because someone, at … Continue reading
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The Hidden Crisis in Our Pockets: Why We’re Failing Everyday Users on Security
We’ve built towering digital fortresses. We encrypt data, deploy firewalls, and patch software flaws within hours of discovery. Yet these billion-dollar walls keep getting bypassed, not by a genius hack, but by a polite request to the person holding the … Continue reading
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