Reducing Cognitive Debt in Cybersecurity: How Leaders Can Design Simpler, Safer Systems
A mid-sized Connecticut company lost $5.4 million in a business email compromise (BEC) scam after its finance team executed a wire transfer to what...
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What is Cognitive Overload in Cybersecurity?
Cognitive overload isn’t a personal failing. It’s a design flaw. And in cybersecurity, it’s fast becoming one of the most exploitable weaknesses in...
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From Partner to Predator: When Employees “Collaborate” with AI Outside Controls
TL;DR — Your employees’ “AI assistant” might be your next silent threat. As generative AI tools become embedded in daily work, many employees adopt...
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How AI is Changing Cybersecurity Threats
Artificial Intelligence is not a future threat. It’s a present accelerant. From phishing emails that mimic your CEO’s tone to malicious code written...
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Mapping Culture for Resilience: How to Spot Hidden Signals Before They Break
Culture is often described as "what people do when no one is watching." In cybersecurity, this makes it both your greatest strength—and your greatest...
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Culture Debt: The Silent Risk That Compounds Like Technical Debt
When tech teams talk about “technical debt,” they mean the cost of doing something fast instead of right. The quick fix becomes a future burden—buggy...
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What is Security Culture? Why It’s the Most Overlooked Asset in Cybersecurity
When most people think about cybersecurity, they think of firewalls, encryption, and maybe a training module or two. But beneath the surface of every...
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The New Perimeter is Psychological: Reframing Human Risk Management in the Age of AI-Driven Deception
In an era dominated by AI, deepfake technologies, and hyper-personalized attacks, the question isn’t just whether your firewall is strong enough or...
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Protect the Person. Not Just the Password.
In cybersecurity, we often talk about protecting data, devices, systems, and identities. But what about the people behind them? Employees don’t leave...
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Disrupt the Chain: Training for Offense, Not Just Defense
Some topics in cybersecurity stir discomfort. Here’s one: what if your people weren’t just trained to detect risk, but to actively disrupt it? We’re...
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