Ep. 118. What do you get when you mix a sociologist and an information security professional? No this is not the start of a good joke, what you get is our guest for this month – Dr. Jessica Barker, and she is amazing. – June 10, 2019

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Ep. 118 – Can I Scare You Into Security With Dr. Jessica Barker

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Ep. 118

Dr. Jessica Barker runs a cyber security consultancy and, with a background in sociology, specializes in the human side of cyber security. She is especially interested in attitudes and behaviors in relation to cyber security, and her work is focused on communication, awareness, behavior and culture.

On this episode we discuss things like:

  • How can we make info sec more human centric?
  • Why are we failing so much?
  • Should shame and fear be used in training?
  • And so much more.

 

Jessica recommends a few books for us and you can find out more about her on her site: https://cyber.uk/dr-jessica-barker/

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