---
title: "Making Security Best Practices More Viable"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/making-security-best-practices-more-viable/"
date: "2015-10-20T09:12:19+00:00"
section: "Industry Insights"
tags:
  - "Cyber Security Guidelines"
source: "securityintelligence.com"
source_url: "https://securityintelligence.com/making-security-best-practices-more-viable/"
---

# Making Security Best Practices More Viable

October 20, 2015 · Reported by securityintelligence.com

> When it comes to security best practices, there is an ocean of difference between the security expert and the common user — at least according to a recent survey that compared several hundred people from the two populations. The study, “‘…no one can hack my mind’: Comparing Expert and Non-Expert Security Practices,” was based on the responses of two different groups: 231 security experts (with 40 of the interviews conducted in person) and 294 ordinary users drawn from frequent Amazon Mechanical Turk users.

[Read the full article at securityintelligence.com](https://securityintelligence.com/making-security-best-practices-more-viable/)

**Tags:** [Cyber Security Guidelines](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/cyber-security-guidelines/)