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Transformational Security Awareness

By : Perry Carpenter
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Transformational Security Awareness

By: Perry Carpenter

Overview of this book

When all other processes, controls, and technologies fail, humans are your last line of defense. But, how can you prepare them? Transformational Security Awareness empowers security leaders with the information and resources they need to assemble and deliver effective world-class security awareness programs that drive secure behaviors and culture change. If your organization is stuck in a security awareness rut and is using the same ineffective strategies, materials, and information that might check a compliance box but still leaves your organization wide open to phishing, social engineering, and security-related employee mistakes, then you need this book. Author Perry Carpenter weaves together insights and best practices from experts in communication, persuasion, psychology, behavioral economics, organizational culture management, employee engagement, and storytelling to create a multidisciplinary masterpiece that transcends traditional security education and sets you on the path to make a lasting impact in your organization.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)

Foreword

Perry Carpenter is a highly respected cybersecurity guru who I’ve gotten to know over the last two years. He has 15+ years of experience in the field both as a practitioner and as an analyst. He’s sharp, is incredibly analytical, has a knack for psychology, and is a prolific writer. I first met Perry when he started working at KnowBe4, but I’d heard of him when he was an analyst at Gartner through KnowBe4’s CEO Stu Sjouwerman. Perry and I always play off of one another on webinars that we put on together for KnowBe4. We have a natural chemistry that is sometimes hard to find. A big reason for that natural chemistry is one of the first things that drew me to him—our mutual love of magic. We both have such a fascination with it that we took turns showing each other magic tricks one day.

Social engineering threats have been around since before I was born. Con artists continue to get better. That’s a big reason why I look at security awareness...