A Human Defense Platform: Fortifying Your Last Mile of Cybersecurity Defenses – James Norrie – ESW #290
Cybersecurity is now battling a human problem just as much, if not more, than a technical one. According to Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Security Report, 85% of successful cyberattacks now involve a human element. Combine that with the fact that even the very best technology can only thwart about 93% of attacks and that leaves a large hole in an organization’s basic security hygiene. This has led to a growing demand for ongoing educational programs that rely on behavioral science to measure and manage cybersecurity risk as a distinctly different solution from generic, one-size-fits-all training programs.
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Dr. James Norrie is a tenured Professor of Strategy, Cybersecurity and Law, and former Dean of the Graham School of Business, at York College of Pennsylvania. He has terminal degrees in business and law, and graduate degress in education, psychology, engineering and cybersecurity. He is the author of six books, multiple book chapters and hundreds of journal articles and national op-ed’s. He is a sought-after expert consultant, frequent media commentator with an international reputation in his field.
His published areas of research delve into the intersection of psychology and technology and the friction this creates, particularly as cybercrime has become a ferocious global problem. In addition to his academic role, he is the Founder and CEO of CyberconIQ. This innovative, VC-backed firm is committed to changing the global cybersecurity conversation from fear to hope offering patented and proprietary solutions that enable individual employees to become measurably safer online and reduce the risk of a human factors breach. He conducts, presents and publishes industry-related research and consults globally to prominent companies in financial services, technology, healthcare and retail concerning cybersecurity, information privacy and security, and economic crime detection and prevention methods. He lives in York, PA.