1.0DevOps Online North Americahttps://devopsnews.onlineLeah Algerhttps://devopsnews.online/author/leah-alger/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VPx2HJR5LY"><a href="https://devopsnews.online/human-perception-affects-cybersecurity-says-study/">Human perception affects cybersecurity, says study</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://devopsnews.online/human-perception-affects-cybersecurity-says-study/embed/#?secret=VPx2HJR5LY" width="600" height="338" title="“Human perception affects cybersecurity, says study” — DevOps Online North America" data-secret="VPx2HJR5LY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://devopsnews.online/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ThinkstockPhotos-520886537.jpg844616Psychology and behavioural insights show human perception towards cybersecurity issues is regularly biased and problematic, according to Harvard Business Review. The review states that cybersecurity managers often use incorrect mental models, such as buying wrong security programmes and firewalls, without thinking about cost implications. “No matter how fortified a firm may be, hackers, much like...