The Nocebo Effect Of Security
Even good security can sometimes become an anti-pattern, just add complacency.
A placebo (/pləˈsiːboʊ/plə-SEE-boh) is a substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value.
A nocebo effect is said to occur when negative expectations of the patient regarding a treatment cause the treatment to have a more negative effect than it otherwise would have.
The term security theater was coined by computer security specialis…
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