Cybersecurity for Humans

An episode of the Gresham College Lectures podcast, hosted by Gresham College, titled "Cybersecurity for Humans" was published on May 18, 2023 and runs 55 minutes.

May 18, 2023 ·55m · Gresham College Lectures

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Faceless hackers in hoodies, intergalactic warriors, and technology out of human control: are these representations of cyber threats accurate? And what might be their impact on levels of personal safety and security for organisations? This talk presents ideas for how we might empower people to protect themselves and help address human issues in the IT sector by thinking differently about how we portray security threats and operations. A lecture by Victoria Baines recorded on 9 May 2023 at Ba...

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Faceless hackers in hoodies, intergalactic warriors, and technology out of human control: are these representations of cyber threats accurate? And what might be their impact on levels of personal safety and security for organisations?

This talk presents ideas for how we might empower people to protect themselves and help address human issues in the IT sector by thinking differently about how we portray security threats and operations.

A lecture by Victoria Baines recorded on 9 May 2023 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/cybersecurity-humans

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