In this episode, Kai Roer, Chief Research Officer at KnowBe4, explains how human factors will always play a role in how secure our technology is.

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Cybersecurity is a vast professional field.  There is so much technology that can protect all the systems that we use on a daily basis.  All of these systems can help us to remain secure, yet, no matter how many systems are in place, we have to remember the human element as well. 

Security awareness trainings are oftentimes seen as a burden, requiring a person to attend educational sessions.  The best way to imbue security awareness in an organization is to make security part of the culture.  This transforms awareness to a personal code of conduct.  But, can security awareness success be measured?  Is there evidence to prove that security is, or isn’t working in an organization?

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Kai Roer, Chief Research Officer at KnowBe4, which is a leading security awareness company for organizations of any size.  Kai and his team have created the Security Culture Framework, and have written a book that is scheduled for release in April.  The information contained in the book can help broaden security by offering evidence-based measurements for advancing the security maturity in any organization.

Tim Erlin: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me today

Kai Roer: Thank you so much, Tim.  It is a pleasure to be here.

TE: My discussions often tend towards the more technical topics in cybersecurity.  Cybersecurity as a whole tends to focus on technology, but there are a lot of people involved in cyber security as well, (Read more...)