Kingkane Malmquist is is a cybersecurity risk advisor specializing in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), with nearly two decades of experience navigating complex security and risk environments. She translates technical challenges into practical, evidence-based strategies that strengthen security and reduce organizational risk. Her distinctive perspective recognizes the influence of people and organizational culture on security outcomes.

Drawing on experience in healthcare’s highly regulated, high-risk environment, she brings a perspective that extends beyond traditional cybersecurity approaches. Her doctoral research provided evidence for this perspective, establishing the role of trusted peer influence in shaping security awareness, threat detection, and behavioral change. She applies the findings from this research to help organizations address the human and cultural drivers of cybersecurity risk, transforming security behavior from a persistent challenge into a measurable opportunity for sustainable risk reduction.

Combining academic rigor with hands-on leadership, she challenges conventional thinking and asks a critical question to organizations: Are we solving the problem we actually have, or the problem we assume we have?