Category: Culture
To address cyber security talent matters, change must start from within
A Google search for “how to break into cyber security” returns more than 88 million results. There are numerous blogs, widespread meet-ups and detailed self-help articles to help aspiring candidates break into this budding domain. These efforts are deeply commendable and ought to be sustained. But let’s face it, we can’t keep enticing graduates into cyber…
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Cyber security awareness training shouldn't suck!
A recent Harvard Business Review article stressed, “Spending millions on security technology can certainly make an executive feel safe. But the major sources of cyber threats aren’t technological. They are found in the human brain, in the form of curiosity, ignorance, apathy, and hubris”. I totally agree with this assertion - cyber savvy employees, customers and business partners…
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Developing a cyber-resilient culture
At the heart of most corporate cyber crises lies the risk of poorly educated employees and poor awareness of the security basics. After a host of scandals during the present century, companies recognize that policies and procedures count very little if they ignore the human element. Efforts to tackle the matter are being made, yet major breaches…
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