Conveners
Human Factors: Session 1
- Charlie van Genuchten (SURF)
Description
Managing human risk is an important challenge in today’s interconnected world. A human-centric approach where employees are at the heart of an organization's security strategy is a key success factor to empower our community in the face of evolving cyber challenges. Join us for this session were we take a deep dive into common pitfalls, but also bring concrete examples on how NRENs can be at the forefront of cultivating a positive cybersecurity culture.
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Cornelia Puhze (SWITCH)4/10/24, 11:00 AMPresentation (25 minutes)
Let’s rethink how we deal with human factors in information security. This session advocates for a human-centred approach, designing security with people and processes at its heart.
This talk will provide examples of the most common pitfalls in managing human risk and look at current practices through the latest research lens. Hopefully this session will leave you with plenty of thoughts...
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Mark Tysom4/10/24, 11:30 AM
Phishing and other forms of social engineering regularly top the list of information security threats that organisations are most concerned about. These attacks target people, not technology.
People are the largest, most accessible attack surface for criminals. But blaming end users as
the 'weakest link' or single point of failure in organisational security doesn’t achieve anything....
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Rosanne Pouw (SURF)4/10/24, 12:00 PMPresentation (25 minutes)
Awareness was marked as the top threat for R&E institutes in the Netherlands, according to CISO’s of these institutions. This lead to an increased demand and interest in awareness support from SURF.
In this presentation you’ll learn how SURF started out and continues to improve awareness services. We reveal our secret to creating momentum, keep the community involved and to expand the range...
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