Chapter 2 focused on the weaknesses of human being where security is concerned. The chapter discussed authentication, social engineering, and identity theft.
I was heartened to see the chapter recommending the use of a password management tool. As I've mentioned before, I've been using LastPass for years, and I love it. It's one of my favorite security tools of all time, because it's one of the rare instances where (once I've entered my LONG password) security and convenience both increase at the same time.
The material on social networking is also a good reminder, though I think the best result there might be "either don't lie, or tell the same lie to everybody." Much like what the Miranda warning says about speech, anything you post on the internet can and will be used against you.
As a side note, I'm very pleased with the readability of the textbook so far; it's both less dry and both less ridiculous/stilted in its "real world scenarios" than most textbooks I've read.
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