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Tailgating. It’s an American football tradition almost as old as the game itself – rife with fans, fun, and food. In the IT world, however, the term tailgating takes on a more nefarious context.
So what is tailgating in cybersecurity? To members of the digital realm, tailgating is an attack method hackers use to gain access to sensitive, password-protected data and information. They do this by closely following an authorized person into the system.