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GDPR and Security Culture in Europe

by Bruce (UK/ Europe) | May 3, 2018 | Culture, Infosec | 0 comments

All forms of government intervention, such as legislation and regulation, are driven by the need to manage risk, and, where possible, leverage opportunity, for the perceived...

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Four Key Themes on Security Awareness, Behaviour and Culture from ISC2 Secure Summit, London

by Bruce (UK/ Europe) | Mar 16, 2018 | Awareness, Behaviour, Culture, Infosec | 0 comments

Back in December I shared the stage with Dr. Ciaran McMahon and Dr. Jessica Barker as we completed our 2017 grand tour of Europe delivering the Security ABC Workshop at ISC2...

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CISOs identify the human factor as their top threat

by Bruce (UK/ Europe) | Jan 18, 2018 | Awareness, Behaviour, Culture, Infosec | 0 comments

CISOs are worried and unhappy and it’s the human factor in their organisations that’s to blame. That’s pretty clear from a recent cross-sector survey of information...

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Want to raise security awareness and influence behaviour? Get a personal brand

by Bruce (UK/ Europe) | Oct 13, 2017 | Awareness, Behaviour, Culture, Personal Development | 0 comments

It’s 20 years since management guru Tom Peters coined the phrase ‘personal brand’ – the on-going process of managing our image to influence the way others think of us. Even if we...

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Why the Culture of Your Audience Can See Your Message Sink or Swim

by Bruce (UK/ Europe) | Jun 13, 2017 | Awareness, Behaviour & Culture, Comms, Culture, Infosec | 0 comments

If you deliver information security awareness activities to colleagues around the world, then you have probably encountered cultural issues at some point. With a bit of luck this...

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What the Instagram Warning Tells Us About the Power of Influencers on Security Behaviour.

by Bruce (UK/ Europe) | Apr 20, 2017 | Behaviour, Culture, Infosec | 0 comments

I stumbled across a news article, on the BBC website, about Consumer Regulators deciding to snap the lid down on activities by “influencers” on Instagram. Influencers can be both...

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