Perry Carpenter Perry Carpenter is Chief Human Risk Management Strategist at KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management. His latest book, “FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions” [Wiley: Oct 2024], explores AI's role in deception. With over two decades in cybersecurity focusing on how cybercriminals exploit human behavior, Perry hosts the award-winning podcasts 8th Layer Insights and Digital Folklore.
Perry Carpenter
The Role Culture and Trust Play in Countering Deepfakes
Perry Carpenter | | critical thinking, Cybersecurity, deepfakes, employee training, organizational culture
Empowering employees with critical thinking and transparency to combat synthetic media impersonations and fortify organizational defenses. ... Read More
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Intro to Deceptionology: Why Falling for Scams is Human Nature
Deception is a core component of many cyberattacks, including phishing, scams, social engineering and disinformation campaigns ... Read More
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Human Risk Management: The “Weakest Link” Emerges as Key to Cybersecurity
Perry Carpenter | | Human risk management (HRM); Security awareness training; Data protection; Behavioral analysis
With technology front and center in virtually all business processes, it may seem counterintuitive to suggest that today’s greatest cybersecurity risks don’t stem from technology, but from people. It’s widely recognized that people pose the greatest risk to data and security. This truth stems from the fact that human risks are ... Read More
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Building a Security Culture of Shared Responsibility
These seven major factors can contribute to (or hinder) the development of a positive cybersecurity culture ... Read More
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The Role of AI in Business Email Security
Email security poses unique difficulties, but artificial intelligence (AI) can help in addressing some of these challenges ... Read More
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6 Attributes to Look for in a GRC Platform
Cybersecurity and compliance are two of the most daunting aspects of modern enterprises. There are a number of reasons for this. First, both compliance and cybersecurity risk can be difficult to keep up with. On one hand, there is an endless stream of evolving cybersecurity threats hammering businesses from all ... Read More
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3 Realities of Building a Security Awareness Training Program
Perry Carpenter | | employee education, Phishing, Security Awareness, Security Training, training program
Security awareness training is a critical aspect of cybersecurity strategy because between 82% and 95% of security incidents can be attributed to human-related causes rather than a failure of cybersecurity technology. But the reality is that organizations often resort to a check-the-box approach where they assume they have “done security ... Read More
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4 Tips to Develop a Human-Layered Cybersecurity Defense
Evidence suggests that cybercriminals can infiltrate 93% of all networks, even though organizations plow billions of dollars on cybersecurity each year. This is because most organizational approaches to cybersecurity are still overly centered around beefing up technological controls instead of focusing on the weakest link—human beings. Per Verizon’s 2022 Data ... Read More
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Moving Beyond Security Culture Bottlenecks
Creating and maintaining an effective security culture is the holy grail for many, if not all, organizations in this era of security breaches and heightened privacy concerns among employees, customers and other key stakeholders. But despite their best efforts, many struggle to create a strong security culture. Even those that ... Read More
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How to Build a Security Awareness Training Program
Perry Carpenter | | Cyber Security Awareness, Cybersecurity, Phishing, Security Awareness, Security Culture, Security Training
With increased digitization of everything post-pandemic, cybersecurity has become a top concern for global CEOs with almost half planning to increase cybersecurity investment by 9%, according to PwC. Since 85% of breaches involve human error, throwing more money at the problem by buying the latest cybersecurity technology may hit a ... Read More
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