Rethinking the Human Factor in Cybersecurity

• Rethink human involvement in cybersecurity—it’s not about blame, but about designing systems that support human strengths and mitigate limitations.
• Explore how secure email gateways (SEGs) like Trustwave MailMarshal use AI-powered threat detection to outpace phishing tactics and reduce human error.
• Understand the psychological triggers behind phishing attacks and why relying solely on user awareness is no longer a viable defense strategy.

The phrase “humans are the weakest link in the security chain” is an oversimplification and lazy thinking. Why? Let’s break it down.