Bad actors target people, not machines. This is why many businesses are shifting from a technology-centric to a human-centric approach to cyber security.
Although monitoring solutions and other cyber security tools have their place in the cyber security chain, they have little to no impact on the behaviour of employees, particularly at a time of remote workforces.
Traditional cyber security solutions protect corporate data by monitoring user activity, restricting staff access to certain systems or data, and attempting to block phishing emails. However, such tools cannot hope to completely protect a business from security incidents caused by human error.
A human-centric approach aims to change this, by shifts the mindset and attitude towards employees, from viewing them as a vulnerability or weakness to an additional means of defence.
Ronald Martey, CISO, GCB Bank Limited, Ghana, will be presenting on “Human-centric security: Strategies for positively influencing behaviour in relation to security”, at the ITWeb Security Summit 2021, to be held as a virtual event from 1 to 3 June.
ITWeb Security Summit 2021: 1-3 June
Book your seat now to get up to speed on cyber security trends, solutions and best practices – all without leaving your home or office. The event will feature more than 50 speakers, including six international keynotes, who will be sharing their knowledge and expert opinions with you.
He will discuss how companies need to recognise that the endpoint also includes the human and isn’t just the device, and will share how to proactively manage the human element risks.
In addition, he will identify the key factors that influence human behaviour in relation to security, and will cover how to design security systems, applications and processes to take user behaviour into account.
Finally, Martey will delve into behavioural analytics, and will discuss developing metrics to measure the impact of human behaviour on security and the change in behaviour once a human-centric security programme has been implemented.
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