What Is Cognitive Operations? The Human Competency for Safe AI
We’ve spent years building IT operations, security operations and now AI operations. But there’s a missing layer: the operational capability that...
Psychology
What is the Cognitive Attack Surface?
You already know about attack surfaces in the traditional sense: networks, applications, endpoints, cloud services. But there’s another surface that...
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What is the Psychological Perimeter?
Perimeters used to be simple: keep the bad guys out of the network, then lock down identities and endpoints. Today, those lines have blurred. Cloud,...
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Designing Analog Friction: Why Slow, Interruptive Trust Signals Still Work
There’s an old security adage: "If it’s too easy, it’s probably not secure." But in our race to streamline, automate, and digitize everything, we've...
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What is the Cyber Attack Chain and How Behavior Can Break It
The Modern Attack Chain Isn’t Just Technical—It’s Human We’ve spent decades teaching users to spot suspicious links and IT teams to hunt for malware,...
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Fatigue Cycles: Why Timing is the Cybercriminal’s Favorite Weapon
Cybersecurity teams spend millions on firewalls, zero-day protection, EDR platforms, and cloud monitoring. But malicious actors? They spend time...
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Self-Patching with Misinformation: Why People “Update” Themselves with Bad Data
In today’s cyber landscape, everyone is doing their best to stay ahead. But what happens when your people go looking for answers and end up with the...
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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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60% of Employees Work Around Security Controls. Here’s What That Really Means.
The Stat That Should Stop You in Your Tracks A recent report by Forrester revealed that 60% of employees admit to intentionally working around...
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