Workers exchange passwords for chocolate
More than two-thirds of British employees would hand over their passwords in exchange for chocolate and a flirty conversation, according to new research.
A study conducted by the organisers of Infosecurity Europe 2007 has revealed that 64 per cent of employees can be tricked into giving up their passwords in this way.
About 40 per cent fell by the wayside even before this point after being asked what the most common password is, followed by a request for their own password.
Sam Jeffers, event manager for the Infosecurity show, said that it is 'surprising' how even wary IT workers could be put at ease with some light conversation.
'It just goes to show that we still have a long way to go in educating people about security policies and procedures, as the person trying to steal data from a company is just as likely to be an attractive young woman acting as a honey trap as a hacker using technology to find a way into a corporate network,' he added.
A recent survey by security firm Websense discovered that nearly two-thirds of IT professionals believe employees to pose the largest risk to company data.
Reproduced from an article published by BCS
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