Humans – Your Weakest Link in Cyber Security - Chamber Showcase at NE Expo

Debra Cairns - Net Defence

In 2024, Verizon reported that 68% of all attacks that occurred globally involved a non-malicious human element. While these incidents were unintentional, they still pose a risk to your organisation’s assets, data and security, just as much as purposeful and malicious insider action.
In this session, Debra looks at the reasons why people are often the weakest link in your cyber security, the most common cyber-attacks and how to reduce the likelihood of an attack due to human error, discussing:
• Spearphishing
• AI & deepfakes
• Business Email Compromise (BEC)
• Supply chain risk
• Insider action / threat
• The role of unconscious bias
• Methods to minimise human risk