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Sep 2, 2026 33 min

Episode 203: Cyber Attacks' Human Impact — Beyond the Data

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In episode 203 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson speaks with Pavlina Pavlova, Founder of Critical Cyber. Together, they discuss how Pavlina started Critical Cyber to go beyond the data and give voice to the human impact of cyber attacks, from ransomware hitting hospitals to cyber tactics targeting civilians in active conflict zones. Here are some highlights from our episode: 00:44. How Pavlina's work covering the impact of cyber attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure led to Critical Cyber 03:13. How Critical Cyber works with cyber attack victims, responders, and other audiences 04:08. Countering the tendency, even among cybersecurity experts, to sanitize cyber attacks' human impact 08:57. The use of storytelling with those impacted by cyber attacks to drive policy changes 15:02. Why cyber attacks in some sectors are underreported 19:01. Critical Cyber's mission of combining testimony, research, and expert collaboration 24:51. Where Critical Cyber is and where it's looking to go Resources Critical Cyber Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Episode 202: Delineating AI Security and Cybersecurity Recent Water Utility Attacks Offer a Blueprint for Resilience If you have some feedback or an idea for an upcoming episode of Cybersecurity Where You Are, let us know by emailing [email protected].

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Behind every cyber attack is a human impact rarely told. Go beyond the data in our podcast conversation with Pavlina Pavlova of Critical Cyber.

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