“They should study with their passion. The way you have a great career in technology, is you do what you’re passionate about. There is so much demand, there are so many opportunities, there are so […]
CyberSecPsych
Bringing psychology topics to light as they relate to the Darknet and Cyber Security
Motivation and Self-Determination: Intrinsic Cyber Security
Self-Determination Theory The Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is a major theory of human motivation and personality that is concerned with supporting our natural or intrinsic tendencies to behave in effective and healthy way. It posits that the degree […]
Model of the Teaching-Learning Process in a Cyber Security Context
We sent them to security training. Why are they still clicking? Sole reliance on security training programs have little proven effect of long-term modification on end-user behavior. Experian and Ponemon Institute’s 2016 “Managing Insider Risk […]
Mapping Cognitive Biases in Risk Assessment
Cognitive biases are mental processes that effect our ability to perceive a particular situation based on inputs that we have encountered in the past. They cause mistakes in reasoning, evaluation, or remembering of a situation, […]
The Psychology of Cyber Wargaming
“It’s not if, it’s when!” You may have heard this common phrase as firms across the globe ask themselves if they will ever experience a breach. From government, finance, healthcare, manufacturing and media, no industry […]
Cognitive Dissonance in The End User: Examining Attitude for Behavior Change
Cognitive dissonance refers to the uncomfortable feeling that occurs when there is a conflict between one’s belief and behavior. This unsettling feeling brings about intense motivation to get rid of the inconsistency. An individual experiencing […]
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) to Combat Phishing
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is a philosophy for helping individuals whose problem behaviors are barriers to reaching their goals. It is based on the well-researched science of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). A key component is […]
Attracting Millennials to Cybersecurity
As Millennials will account for 75% of the workforce by 2030, I wanted to dig deeper into this generation’s working habits and preferences to best understand how to close the cybersecurity industry’s 0% unemployment gap […]
How Women Will Disrupt Cybersecurity
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.” -Dale Carnegie The Security Culture Report 2017 – Indepth Insights into the Human Factor, a study done by […]
7 Dimensions of Security Culture
# 1: Attitude #2 Behavior # 3: Cognition #4: Compliance # 5: Communication # 6: Norms #7: Responsibilities Conclusion:
