Why do people put data at risk? Exploring the psychology behind your data breaches

Even with all of the changes in technology over the years, understanding human behaviour is still key to controlling data breaches within your organisation. Mistakes can happen in any situation, so risks will always be present – especially as humans are prone to acting unpredictably at the best of times.

Lisa Forte, Social Engineering & Insider Threat Expert Cyber Security Speaker and Vlogger, sat down to share her insights with Egress’ CEO Tony Pepper in a recent webinar (watch the session here). Together, they broke down some of the common characteristics of why employees cause data breaches, as well as explored some strategies to tackle them.

Here’s our round up of our highlights from that discussion – watch the full webinar to find out more.