Cybercriminals use a wide range of threats to hijack people s computers and to make money illegally. These threats include Trojans of many different kinds, worms, viruses and exploit code which is designed to enable malware to make use of vulnerabilities in the operating system or applications. Humans are typically the weakest link in any security system, says David Emm. He says it’s essential to deal with the human aspects of cybercrime, and solutions to it, in technical terms.
Source: https://threatpost.com/importance-patching-human-vulnerabilities-040610/73788/