Smokers Take Another Hit - Now They're Blamed for Weak Security
This is not a good time to be a smoker. NetworkWorld is reporting about one incident where a penatration tester was able to enter a building through a door left unlocked by a smoker (Smokers may be the weak IT security link - Network World.) You must be kidding me? The only thing newsworthy here is that a respected publication would post this story.
The problem of weak physical security is real. Holding doors for colleagues rather than making them scan their badges happens all the time. I've seen it at virtually every client I've worked with. Sure, this habit can be exploited with social engineering and we need to be more aware of the potential threat. That's the real story.
I'm not a smoker and I don't understand how this incident justifys the headline "Smokers may be the weak IT security link."
For more on physical security, see Physical and Digital Security Convergence.
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