The Human Factor with Dr. Calvin Nobles
Dr. Dustin Sachs sits down with Dr. Calvin Nobles to explore why security awareness alone is insufficient when it comes to changing human behavior.
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Follow Friday: 5 Must-Read Cybersecurity Picks This Week
Discover five must-read cybersecurity articles, videos, and creators every security professional should follow this week.
AI Is Transforming Security. Burnout Is Transforming the Workforce. What It All Means
A new ISSA/Omdia study finds widespread AI adoption in cybersecurity, but security professionals say growing complexity, burnout, skills shortages, and business pressures are making the profession more challenging than ever.
Hippocampus Killing You? Here Are Some Great Resources for Cybersecurity Pros
Here are several organizations and initiatives dedicated to mental health for security professionals.
Mental Health Awareness Month: Boundaries Are a Security Control
Feeling the mental strain that is often part of working in cybersecurity? I'll admit that I am. But we're not alone, and we have allies to see us through. This post celebrates Mental Health Hackers. We will spotlight other great efforts in the community throughout the month.
Have We Already Had a Cognitive Pearl Harbor?
Winn Schwartau warned of a “Digital Pearl Harbor” decades ago and is now raising a more unsettling possibility: the real attack may already be underway, targeting human perception itself.
Security Teams Are Fighting the Wrong DDoS: The One Happening in Their Heads
Security teams have spent years trying to reduce alert fatigue, but the real bottleneck isn’t tooling, but the human brain’s inability to process the volume of information being thrown at it.
CYBR.HAK.CAST Episode 13: Winn Schwartau
Winn Schwartau argues that the biggest threat facing defenders isn’t just technical, but cognitive: overwhelming information flows that push humans into “mental DDoS.” He has introduced the concept of “critical ignoring” as a prerequisite to critical thinking.