Category: Blog
Layer 8 MD Sarah Janes speaks at SANS
Sarah Janes 
In August Layer 8’s Managing Director, Sarah Janes, was invited to talk at the prestigious SANS Security the Human Summit in San Diego. Sarah shared her story of creating a network of Security Champions that went viral. Sarah shared tips on the technique, Appreciative Inquiry, and how the team adapted […]
Layer 8 goes multilingual!
Sarah Janes 
This summer the team worked extra hard preparing our content in 18 languages, in addition to English. The translations include: Norwegian Swedish Dutch Chinese Thai German Korean Malay Marathi Spanish Italian Brazilian-Portuguese Turkish French Slovenian Polish Japanese Czech The content is available as part of our Layer 8 Toolkit, which […]
Conversation, our catalyst to change security behaviour
Sarah Janes 
If we remove conversation from our security awareness toolset, we remove our ability to change behaviour. That was my enduring message at my talk last month at Cyber Security and Cloud Expo. I was speaking about how we can move people from knowing what they should do to doing it! […]
The board meeting that went bad: sharing tips on RoI
Sarah Janes 
“How can I prove I spent well” Last week a colleague relayed his story of a board meeting that went bad. He’d worked hard prepping the business case. But was rebuked with a chorus of. “I’ve seen all the horror stories.” “How much will that actually mitigate the risk.” And […]
Developing Secure Behaviours: our latest white paper
Sarah Janes 
There’s a misapprehension that because culture is a complex phenomenon it’s hard to define. Actually, it doesn’t have to be difficult: Culture is how we communicate what matters to us through what we say and do on a daily basis. Not so long ago, technical attacks by cyber-criminals required security […]
Only 3.4% of employees regularly talk to their colleagues about security
Sarah Janes 
During 2018 we ran our Security Culture Survey with over 2500 employees, asking them ‘how often do you talk about security at work’? I knew the result would be low, but I didn’t expect it to be as low as 3.4%. Does it matter if employees are not regularly talking […]
Why I’m considering buying my 6-year old a smart phone for Christmas
Sarah Janes 
Is 6-years old to young for a smart phone? The gut reaction is ‘damn right it’s too young’, ‘what do they need it for’. Well let’s face it most children don’t need a phone, like they don’t need an Xbox One X, but it is what they desire. So why […]
Six steps to setting up your security champions network
Leanne Mallett 
This month we’ve focused on security champions, and keeping it straightforward when it comes to pitching to the board, getting set up and measuring the outcomes. Here is all you need to develop skills and facilitate change at a grassroots level. Download your 6 steps guide
