Why despite the fact that businesses and governments spend billions of dollars to fight cyber attacks are businesses continuing to fall prey to data breaches? Companies must build and sustain a strong security culture.
Author | Chief Evangelist at KnowBe4
Perry Carpenter is author of the recently published, “The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide To Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer.” [2022, Wiley] His second Wiley book publication on the subject. He is chief evangelist and security officer for KnowBe4 [NASDAQ: KNBE], the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform.
No matter how boring or clichéd this might sound, information security policies and procedures are the pillars successful organizations are built on, setting the stage for a sound security culture and helping to create a foundation for a truly resilient organization.
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