The Praxis Practice Blog

Insights on security culture, human factors in cybersecurity, and building resilient organizations.

Meaningful Baselines for Human Factors: Here's How To Do It
· Kai Roer

Meaningful Baselines for Human Factors: Here's How To Do It

The most important reason for a baseline is to be able to know that what you do is the right thing to do in human risk management cybersecurity.

The Problem with Awareness Training Best Practices - and How We Can Fix It
· Kai Roer

The Problem with Awareness Training Best Practices - and How We Can Fix It

Security awareness training best practices are not working because they provide a one size fits all approach, which is damaging to security culture.

Words Matter: Why Human Risk Management is More Than Just a Term
· Thea Mannix

Words Matter: Why Human Risk Management is More Than Just a Term

It is important to shift from using the term security awareness to human risk management to adapt to the growing complexity in cybersecurity.

The Emotional Reality of the Digital World
· Thea Mannix

The Emotional Reality of the Digital World

Empathy is key in cybersecurity, and we must remember that digital events have real world consequences.

The importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in cybersecurity analytics
· Jacopo Paglia

The importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in cybersecurity analytics

Multidisciplinary teams allow for better insight and interpretation of data in cybersecurity.

How do you report your security culture progress to the board?
· Kai Roer

How do you report your security culture progress to the board?

Reporting security progress to the board of directors is one of the biggest challenges security professionals face today. Here are some tips to help.

From Reactive to Proactive Strategies
· Thea Mannix

From Reactive to Proactive Strategies

Proactive approach is needed for combating social engineering.

Advancing Technology, Static Practices: The Cybersecurity Dilemma
· Thea Mannix

Advancing Technology, Static Practices: The Cybersecurity Dilemma

Explore the human side of cybersecurity in 'Advancing Technology, Static Practices'. This article examines risks in tech use, like PDF reader vulnerabilities, and offers strategies for organizations to align technology with employee preferences, enhancing security.

Looking back on 2023
· Aimee Laycock

Looking back on 2023

A quick round up of 2023 with accompanying photos of the Praxis Security Labs team at events taken in the past 3 months.

Resilience, human factors and security
· Aimee Laycock

Resilience, human factors and security

Employee involvement is not a luxury but a necessity for achieving resilience in the face of ongoing and future incidents.