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“I can’t get leadership support”
Early in August I shared my story of developing a Security Champions programme that went viral, at SANS https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-summit/archives/file/summit-archive-1565204404.pdf . Following that talk many discussions…
Layer 8 MD Sarah Janes speaks at SANS
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…
Layer 8 goes multilingual!
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…
How to measure changes in security behaviours and culture
Back in March Layer 8’s MD had an awesome discussion with Jinan Budge of Forrester Research. Jinan and her team were creating a paper on…
Outstanding Apprentice
Layer 8 Ltd are on the lookout for an outstanding Apprentice to join their team! Layer 8 Ltd are strong believers that in the heart…
Conversation, our catalyst to change security behaviour
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…
The board meeting that went bad: sharing tips on RoI
“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…
Developing Secure Behaviours: our latest white paper
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…
Only 3.4% of employees regularly talk to their colleagues about security
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…
Why I’m considering buying my 6-year old a smart phone for Christmas
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…
Six steps to setting up your security champions network
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…
Case Study – Security Champions
Today we have published a new case study documenting the development and implementation of a successful security advocates programme. Our client, a large utilities company,…
5 ways to evidence behavioural change through security champions
Five ways to evidence behavioural change through security champions Measuring change is notoriously difficult to translate into hard numbers. While we all want to…
Should security departments be responsible for cyber awareness?
…I thought it was genuine… Last week a friend sent me this… A WhatsApp message stating if I clicked I’d get £75 of Costa vouchers.…
Influence the decision-making unit and turn your ideas into reality
We share common challenge. The decision-making unit for security is too large. Last week I was asked ‘what’s your biggest business challenge?’ My answer, ‘the…
Layer 8 signs VCW as UK distribution partner for cyber security training solutions
Layer 8, provider of experiential cyber security training solutions, has appointed VCW Security as UK distribution partner. As an established UK distributor of IT security…
