Culture & Education
A collection of articles, interviews and videos focused on helping Information Security Leaders change the security culture within their organisation.
Culture What’s so bad about fear, uncertainty and doubt?
In this video, filmed at teissLondon2020, Jessica Barker, Chair, ClubCISO, explains why using “fear” is a bad security strategy! Fear …
Security awareness COVID-19 – How does anxiety affect the security of an organisation
"For the first time ever, cyber criminals and social engineers have a topic that's relevant to literally everybody". Does our …
IAM The role of Identity Access Management during the COVID-19 pandemic
Identity and access management (IAM) systems work to securely manage digital identities and their access to various applications and systems. …
Training Can cognitive biases be good for security?
"It's not about demonising our capabilities, it's about recognising them," says Bridget Kenyon, DIS EMEA CISO and Information Security Programmes, …
Behaviour How do you overcome inbuilt biases in the workplace?
"Doing good cyber security is the cost of doing business today," says Dave Chaterjee, Associate Professor, The University of Georgia. …
Passwords “People aren’t machines. People don’t have perfect recall.”: Why it’s time to get realistic...
Sometimes the art that we create tells us more about who we really are than all of the academic, journalistic, …
Security awareness Beyond Security Awareness Training: Why the current approach needs to change fast
It might be tempting to label people as "lazy", "stubborn" or even "stupid". They reuse passwords across multiple sites. They’ve …
Culture Turning fear on its head and embracing a positive security culture
Can the cyber security industry work without “fear”? The industry is known for using "fear" as a tactic to sell …
Behaviour How to encourage “naturally secure” behaviour?
How do you encourage "naturally secure behaviour" in your organisation? It all begins with "culture" says Bridget Kenyon, DIS EMEA …
Training Dr Jessica Barker on why the language of security needs to change
What's the problem with saying that, "People are the weakest link"? A lot, says Dr Jessica Barker, Chair, ClubCISO. Interviewed …
Trust Staying secure through COVID-19: Be vigilant and trust your people
COVID-19 is having a dramatic impact on all of our lives. The fraudsters are getting creative and many of us …
Human factor Working from home? Here are five ways to reduce procrastination and be productive
If you have been asked to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic to help slow the spread of the …
