90. The impact of COVID on cyber engagement with Amy Ertan

The Security Collective Podcast

In Claire’s chat with Cyber Security Fellow Amy Ertan, whose research focus is on the security implications of emerging technologies as well as themes relating to the human aspects of cybersecurity, they talk about her recent findings post COVID lockdowns.

Amy shares the impact of COVID on security behaviours and her research into how psychological safety, company loyalty and culture all play a part. They talk about whether phishing exercises work, and who Amy believes is doing security influence well. Amy's commitment to cyber through her studies and what she gives back to the industry is commendable.

Amy Ertan is a Cybersecurity Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, an Information Security Doctoral Candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London, and a Visiting Researcher at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. Her research interests focus on the security implications of emerging technologies as well as themes relating to the human aspects of cybersecurity. Amy has published UK government-affiliated reports on organisational cybersecurity behaviours, engaging C-suite colleagues with cyber risk management themes, and on the impact of pandemic-driven remote working in organisations. She holds CISSP and CREST Threat Intelligence qualifications and has previously worked in roles in areas including cyber intelligence, strategy and policy research, cyber wargame design and execution, and security risk management.

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This season we have partnered with Lastpass -the leading password manager – and we are discussing behaviour and influence when it comes to cybersecurity.