Rhiannon Fairweather
Rhiannon studied Cyber Security and Forensic Computing at the University of Portsmouth and is the Southern Branch Manager for CyberWomen C.I.C. Rhiannon has a strong interest in threat intelligence, focusing on the effects of human factors on threat levels. Rhiannon is passionate about increasing the diversity of students in higher education studying cyber security-related degrees, through initiatives aimed at school pupils of all ages.
Session
08-31
14:50
40min
Gone phishing: Why do we take the bait?
Rhiannon Fairweather, Raffi Rizzo
Humans are seen as the weakest link, thus phishing is a common attack vector. We will explore the effect of the prevalence of phishing campaigns, the confusion & mistrust they can cause. The results of an awareness competition will be used to understand varying attitudes toward phishing campaigns.
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