Chapter 5

Who Is Responsible for Security?

Bill Gardner    Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA

Abstract

No matter what their role in the organization, everyone is responsible for security. From the CEO to the mailroom, all users are at risk and can be targeted by social engineers in both technical and nontechnical attacks.

Keywords

End users

Awareness

Targeted attacks

Social media

Social engineering

Information Technology (IT) Staff

If asked, most people would say the information technology staff is responsible for securing the data of the organization. This is true because the IT staff is responsible for setting up the servers, network, client computers, firewalls, and other security products located at the edge of the organization's ...

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