Articles Tagged with ''security culture''

Four steps to build and retain a solid cybersecurity team during a labor shortage

Drew Sanford

December 21, 2021

Here are four steps to consider when building or improving your existing culture and recruiting practices.

Building a culture of cybersecurity: 3 key takeaways from the 2021 SANS report

Perry Carpenter

July 8, 2021

Let’s face it, cybersecurity isn’t the responsibility of a single person, team or department -- it’s a shared responsibility of the entire organization, along with its extended network of technology partners, vendors and suppliers. Since humans are the biggest cybersecurity risk, the concept of a security culture is even more relevant and significant in today’s times.

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Getting employees invested: Overcoming complacency to emphasize security

Chip Witt

June 18, 2021

Your employees are the key to smarter security. Learn how you can re-establish company security rules and build them into your culture so that every employee is invested.

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Security awareness training key to changing security culture

September 24, 2020

As users receive more security awareness training, their ability to effectively deal with security threats increases, reveals a new study by MediaPRO, co-sponsored with Osterman Research. The report also found that boring security awareness training doesn’t make employees want to be secure.

RSA 2017: The "Culture" of Cybersecurity Collaboration

Leaders Value Strong Security Culture But Struggle to Define and Implement It

April 28, 2020

New KnowBe4 study, The Rise of Security Culture, finds that the majority of security leaders (94 percent) say security culture is important for business success, but have yet to merge their security strategies with their overall business strategies.

Prove Cybersecurity’s Value to Build a Culture of Cybersecurity

Brian Contos

January 3, 2019

Having “executive champions who speak up for security” is a primary factor in empowering a culture of cybersecurity.

Changing Cultures, Changing Security at FM Global

National crises like 9/11 and the Virginia Tech shootings compelled Whit Chaiyabhat into a career of public service and risk management advocacy.

Diane Ritchey

December 1, 2018

One of the most rewarding parts of my job, as Editor of Security magazine, is the opportunity to speak with our readers. I recently had the pleasure to speak with Whit Chaiyabhat, staff vice president, crisis manager, for FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurers.

The Human Element: Insider Behavior Facilitates Cyber Attacks, Erodes Business Trust

Steve Durbin

November 2, 2017

The mysterious foreign villains striking the largest companies and political organizations from the dark corners of the Internet tend to get the splashy headlines. However, the network openings that allow outside cyber-attackers to burrow in, infect databases, and potentially take down an organization’s file servers overwhelmingly originate with trusted insiders.

It’s Time for Security Education to Get Real

Mac McMillan

October 5, 2017

The reality is that America’s data is under siege by a very determined and motivated group of cybercriminals.

Culture First, Technology Third

Phil Aronson

October 1, 2017

The bottom line: Culture is another way of saying “This is how we do things around here.” In most cases, what is written down or hung on the wall does not align with “how we do things around here.” People will perform their roles, work within their processes and utilize technology to get things done; but the values that undergird their behavior and the ability to understand them and leverage them is one of the keys to unlocking the value of security.

The 2026 threat environment will be louder, faster, and more interconnected. The most pressing risks, from global political volatility to emerging tech disruptions, will challenge organizations to act amid ambiguity and protect credibility in an era of accelerating uncertainty.