Let’s Talk BS! Human Factors in Cybersecurity – Dr. Inka Karppinen – ESW #306
Inka talks about harnessing Behavioural Science (BS) to influence people’s cyber security behaviours. Focusing on psychology theories (e.g. Behaviour change wheel) she explores some of our barriers (and motivations) to cybersecurity. What are our FMEs ('frequently made excuses') to taking protective action online and how organisations' could create a supportive security culture.
Segment Resources: Lead researcher for RISCS / UK Home Office funded research project: Cyber Security Quirks: Personalised Interventions for Human Cyber Resilience https://www.riscs.org.uk/project/cyber-security-quirks-personalised-interventions-for-human-cyber-resilience/
Inka will be presenting this research at the Impact Conference on 2.3.2023 https://www.theimpactconference.com/
Lead researcher/author of the Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviours Report (2021 and 2022) https://www.cybsafe.com/whitepapers/cybersecurity-attitudes-and-behaviors-report/
SebDB (most comprehensive cyber security behaviour database) https://www.cybsafe.com/research/security-behaviour-database/
Personality and digital footprints whitepapers: https://www.cybsafe.com/whitepapers/personality-and-digital-footprints/
How to measure security behaviour https://www.cybsafe.com/e-books/how-to-measure-behavior-long-read/
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Guest
Dr Inka Karppinen is a cyberpsychologist and mixed methods Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher. She is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS), an Expert Fellow of the Security, Privacy, Identity, Trust Engagement NetworkPlus (Sprite+) and a Member of the Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists (GAABS). She is a strong advocate for bringing together people involved in research, practice and policy.
Inka applies mixed methods research techniques to uncover people’s cyber security attitudes and behaviours with an aim to design workable digital solutions. She loves narrowing the research gap between academia and practice creating a meaningful positive impact on people’s cyber security behaviours. She is the lead researcher for CybSafe’s yearly Oh Behave! Reports and lead researcher for the Home Office-funded project entitled: Cyber Security Quirks: Personalised Interventions for Human Cyber Resilience.
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