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Compromising Positions: how understanding human behaviours can build a great security culture

Insecure behaviours in our organisations are continuing to proliferate, despite having processes, policies and punishments.

This has resulted in cybersecurity breaches becoming an increasingly regular feature in the mainstream media.

Despite this, the advice given by cybersecurity teams hasn't varied much since the inception of this practice 20-30 years ago. We haven't adapted to a remote-first workforce, and a digital-native generation that demonstrably engage in riskier behaviours online.

As a community, we need to start asking ourselves some difficult questions, such as:
* If the messaging on how to keep safe has been consistent, why is it not working?
* Are people engaged with our communications?
* How do they perceive the security team?
* Do they have any kind of understanding of the risks and impacts of breaches?

But perhaps the real question here is, who is the real compromising position? Those on the periphery of security who are not heeding our advice? Or is it security professionals who refuse to compromise, leading to workarounds and other dangerous behaviours? That's turning the narrative on its head, and through a series of 30+ interviews with experts outside of Cybersecurity, we discussed:

* How CyberSecurity teams could benefit from having Behavioural Scientists, Agile Practitioners and Marketing experts in their midst (or at least their practices)
* How Processes and Policies matter much less than how the People are brought on the journey.
* Why Humans shouldn't be treated as the weakest link
* Why we shouldn't be the gatekeepers or the police, rather the enabling force in a business, and how we can change our image to suit that

Lianne Potter

Award-Winning Cyber Anthropologist, Head of Security Operations and Technology Podcast Host @ Compromising Positions

Leeds, United Kingdom

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