Cyber attacks should not be blamed on victims, experts say

Too much blame for cyber attacks is being placed on human failure, according to a pair of leading security experts.

“We hear the narrative that people are the weakest link because we’ve put a lot of the burden on people,” Dr Jessica Barker, a cyber-security expert, told The Sunday Business Post.

“The field has generally been dominated by people with a technical background, we’ve thought it’s enough to tell people what to do. ...