Social Engineering Means Cybersecurity Depends on Human Resources

Some believe that our increasing reliance on technology has lessened the importance of humans in today’s workplace, but just the opposite is true. Although technology can help us work more efficiently, humans remain the central motor that drives all endeavors forward. This means human resources (HR) must play a role in cybersecurity. As technology proliferates to assist people in performing more work in less time, the potential pitfalls of technology also multiply. The types of pitfalls and the reasons they exist may be more subtle than some of us appreciate. Understanding those subtleties is key to understanding the critical role that HR professionals must accept in combating the perils that arise when workers meet computers.