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Cybersecurity Culture & Human Behaviour – Introduction

Human behavior plays a pivotal role in both preventing and mitigating cybersecurity breaches. This training adopts a human-centric approach to cybersecurity, recognising that individuals are often the weakest link in an organisation’s security chain. The course focuses on educating and empowering participants to make informed security decisions, thereby transforming potential vulnerabilities into strengths. This training is ideal for professionals in the transport & manufactoring sector, including HR managers, purchasing officers, supply chain managers and office workers at junior and senior levels. It is suitable for individuals in non-technical roles who wish to enhance their understanding of cybersecurity through a human-centric lens.

This course equips learners with understanding various human failures, following procedures, effective communication, understanding security culture and organisational factors.

Learning outcomes

  • Understand the human dimension in cybersecurity: Grasp the fundamental concepts of human factors in cybersecurity and recognise how human behaviour can influence cybersecurity outcomes both positively and negatively.
  • Identify and address human errors: Learn to identify common causes of human errors that lead to security breaches and explore strategies to mitigate them.
  • Analyse real-world incidents: Gain insights from real-world case studies that showcase the consequences of human factor errors in cybersecurity incidents.
  • Explore organisational dynamics: Understand organisational factors and their critical role in shaping the cybersecurity posture of an organisation.
  • Emphasise employee contribution: Build awareness of the vital role all employees play in maintaining a secure workplace, regardless of their position.
  • Enhance communication and collaboration: Appreciate the importance of effective communication and teamwork in fostering a secure and resilient environment.
  • Adopt cultural frameworks: Become familiar with concepts such as ‘Just Culture’ to develop a proactive, reporting-friendly approach that enhances organisational resilience.

Additional information

  • Target group: Administrative staff / non-IT specialists
  • Proficiency level: Beginner
  • Competence unit addressed:
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • Domain: Transport, manufacturing, SMEs in general
  • Language: English