I recently tried to log into an account, but I wasn’t able to because my password or my username was incorrect. I tried to reset both of them. It didn’t work. After a few more tries and some frustration, I gave up. It’s a phenomena that happens every single day, and it’s causing poor cybersecurity. It’s called “security fatigue,” and it exposes online users to risk and costs businesses money in lost customers.
A recent study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) found that a majority of the typical computer users who were interviewed experienced security fatigue that often leads users to risky computing behavior at work and in their personal lives.