Everyone knows the old adage that “out of sight” is “out of mind.” There’s quite a bit of truth to it. It’s a facet of human nature that things that are directly in front of our face get noticed, while things that are out of our scope of awareness don’t. Seems pretty obvious, right? In fact, it is obvious — or at least intuitive. However, for those of us who care about and manage information security for the companies that we work for, this seemingly obvious nugget of information about human behavior can be quite a stumbling block for us if we let it.
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Security and the Home-Based Worker
Posted by: Ed Moyle July 21, 2009 04:00 AMEveryone knows the old adage that “out of sight” is “out of mind.” There’s quite a bit of truth to it. It’s a facet of human nature that things that are directly in front of our face get noticed, while things that are out of our scope of awareness don’t. Seems pretty obvious, right? In fact, it is obvious — or at least intuitive. However, for those of us who care about and manage information security for the companies that we work for, this seemingly obvious nugget of information about human behavior can be quite a stumbling block for us if we let it.