
For this episode, we wade into the (somewhat nice) jargon and empty words of cybersecurity with "Human Firewall."
Cybersecurity has a knack for creating turns of phrase that are hard for outsiders to understand. Human firewall has sprung the the idea that it is people, rather than tools or technology, is both the first and last line of defence against cyber attacks, and while this is accurate, it is regularly weaponised into fear rather than empowerment.
Sara Carty is one of the co-founders of cybersecurity marketing studio, Unboring, and Ph.D candidate in Cyber Diplomacy.
Sara's reading recommendations:
- Sizing People Up, by Robin Dreeke
- The People Hacker, by Jenny Radcliffe
- The Psychology of Spies and Spying, by Adrian Furnham and John Taylor
Unboring: https://www.unboring.digital/
Sara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saracarty/