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When Phishing Simulations Stop Teaching

Phishing simulations are declining in effectiveness in cyber security strategies and people-centred approaches are gaining popularity.

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Cyber Security Advice Fatigue: Why People Stop Listening

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The Needle Needs to Move: Why AI Has Changed the Moment for Cyber Security

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From knowing to doing: the case for Secure Behaviour Management

How can Secure Behaviour Management turn security knowledge into better decisions?

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Why Secure Behaviour Management is becoming the channel’s next growth opportunity

As security becomes more complex, could the channel’s next opportunity lie in understanding how people actually use the technology?

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If Employees Are the Human Firewall, What Are They Protecting?

If employees are the human firewall, what are they protecting, and what do they take with them?

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Security Culture Is Built in the Moments People Almost Miss

Security culture grows when timely support makes safer choices easier to notice and repeat daily.

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Nudge Theory Examples That Actually Belong in Cyber Security

Nudges work best when they preserve judgement at the exact moment pressure narrows it most.

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Where Phishing Simulation Falls Short of Real-Time Behaviour Change

Phishing simulation improves when it reflects real context, psychological safety and behaviour change under pressure.

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The EAST Framework and the Case for Easier Secure Behaviour

The EAST framework helps security teams make safer behaviour easier in the moments people decide.

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AI, Trust, and the Erosion of Human Judgement in Cyber Security

New research suggests that trust in AI doesn’t just influence decisions, it can quietly degrade our confidence in making them....

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Tuesday at 9am: What AI Usage Patterns Reveal About the Modern Workforce

The Redflags report found that the peak times for visiting AI sites were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday...

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AI Governance Is Not an IT Problem. It’s a Behaviour Problem

Governance strategies are being shaped with the expectation that if the right rules are in place, people will follow them....

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What Do Auditors Look for in Effective Security Awareness Programs?

Most teams can point to activity: training delivered, policies acknowledged, completion rates logged and archived. The doubt tends to surface...

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Cyber Security Metrics That Show Behaviour Is Shifting

Security awareness is often measured by exposure, who completed training, who attended sessions, who passed a quiz. These signals show...

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Why Timing Matters in Security Awareness

Many security awareness programmes focus heavily on content, far less attention is paid to timing. Yet timing often determines whether...

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The Behavioural Science Behind Human Risk (And Why Attackers Already Understand It)

People are expected to make decisions quickly, switch between tasks constantly, and respond to messages in real time. This environment...

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What Is The Role of Leadership In Creating Zero Trust Architecture For Your Organisation?

Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is a security framework for businesses that assumes no user or device can be trusted. Whether...

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Optimism Bias Puts Tech-Savvy Gen Z On The Radar Of Fraudsters

Gen Z’s confidence in their tech skills may blind them to real threats, making them easy targets for scams that...

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Cyber Security Becomes Priority As Bank Loyalty Declines

A recent study finds that bank loyalty is no longer as strong as it once was. This decline in loyalty...

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The Importance of Engaging Senior Leadership In Secure Behaviours

Employees often follow the lead of those in charge. When senior leaders model strong security behaviours, it sends a clear...

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How To Implement Microlearning Into Your Cyber Security Training

With traditional cyber security training, and in fact any learning and development within business, it’s easy to fall into the...

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Senior Leaders Struggle to Spot Cyber Threats

A Tech.co study reveals that most senior leaders struggle to identify phishing threats, raising concerns about executive cyber awareness. As...

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Concertgoers Urged to Stay Vigilant as Ticket Scams Rise

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour announcement is the latest concert to raise concerns over online ticket scams, highlighting the growing need...

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Gen Z Redefines Working Day Through Rejection of Burnout Culture

Gen Z is experiencing unprecedented burnout, driven by the demands of modern workplaces and a shifting focus on mental health....

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Does Your Team Need Cyber Awareness Training? Make Sure it Covers These 5 Things

You don’t need us to tell you that cyber threats are getting more sophisticated by the day (and perhaps even...

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How to Protect Yourself from Cyber Scams This Ramadan

Ramadan is a deeply sacred month for Muslims, marked by fasting, spiritual reflection, and acts of kindness. Unfortunately, much like...

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IKEA campaign highlights the rise of online scepticism

IKEA Canada’s late-night social campaign rewards night owls and early risers but faces trust challenges in an era of online...

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AI FOBO Concerns Threaten To Lead To Workforce Exodus

As concerns about job security rise, many employees are feeling the pressure of being replaced by AI-driven systems. This growing...

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Nudges shape Cadbury's viral campaign

Cadbury’s Made to Share campaign joyfully embraces the power of nudges to encourage and promote empathetic choices, equity, and sharing,...

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Rise of online banking sparks important financial inclusion conversations

The shift to online banking offers convenience for many but raises concerns about digital exclusion for older individuals and increased...

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Trust Erodes When Consent Lacks Clarity in the Workplace

Some employees report feeling “hoodwinked” despite providing written consent, as unclear details erode trust, according to a Cornell University study....

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How microlearning is redefining the next wave of cyber security training

Cyber security training often fails to address the realities of how people truly learn and behave, leaving employees ill-equipped to...

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Smaller Specific Changes Outperform Big Lifestyle Overhauls on New Year

A Forbes Health study highlights that most people struggle to maintain their New Year’s resolutions. Ambitious lifestyle overhauls often fall...

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Mastering Timely Interventions and Nudge Theory

Timing is key for delivering any kind of security comms messages to your team. In the fast-moving world of cybersecurity,...

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How To Shape Your Security Identity

When we hear the word “identity” in the world of security, we may think of identity management. However, identity can...

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Strengthening Security Behaviours by Asking the Right Questions

When it comes to cyber security training, it’s easy to fall into the trap of information overload. Do you start...

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Mastering The Art of Emotional Language

The cyber security industry has a problem. Everyone is scared of the subject, and a lot of it is our...

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Exploring The Transformative Power Of Simplified Language

This series will focus on the power of language and how using the right words can encourage positive behaviours, reduce...

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How Redflags® approached holiday season scams in 2023

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday season are some of the busiest periods for online shoppers. However, it’s also...

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Do You Wanna Be My Sugar Baby? A Tale of Cybersecurity Savvy

In the vast realm of cyberspace, a world filled with opportunities and pitfalls, one young woman’s story is a testament...

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How to persuade your people to act securely?

Wouldn’t it be great if you could significantly enhance the impact of your security awareness messaging with just a few...

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Too soon, too late, just right – Our Goldilocks theory of security awareness

We’ve previously introduced Kate as a typical employee being subjected to traditional security awareness training. After her training she goes...

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When work and security awareness collide… - Kate's Story

The NCSC recently set a “better engagement” challenge. Their view was that traditional security awareness wasn’t working to drive the...

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5 mistakes when tackling the human aspect of cyber security

Whilst there is increasing recognition that we need to tackle the human aspect of cyber security through training our people,...

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What is a Misdirected Email?

In this article, we explain the issue of misdirected emails, set out some example email data breaches and then highlight...

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How narrative-based learning can improve your awareness strategy?

If the last couple of years taught us anything, it was that things change, unexpected things happen. Any security practitioner...

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Science applied: how to motivate users to do security training

At Redflags, we are constantly exploring new approaches to delivering security awareness. In a project supported by Innovate UK. we...

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Science applied: B=MAP - 3 steps to secure behaviour change

The Security Awareness market has existed in a recognisable form for about thirteen years now. Until very recently, however, solutions...

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How to adapt your security training when working from home

The last couple of years have seen a massive shift towards home working. By and large, businesses seem to have...

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A CISO view: the security challenges of working from home

Large numbers of us have been required to get used to working from home (WFH) in 2020 and, as we...

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3 simple steps to improve your cyber security culture

The statement “security is everybody’s responsibility” is a common refrain. And it is an ideal end-state culture for many organisations....

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6 ways to boost engagement in your security programme

…it’s little wonder some businesses end up with a cottage industry of line managers, HR and infosec staff chasing people...

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6 changes you should make to your security awareness training

In part two of this series of blogs reporting on our research project to “Reimagine Security Awareness”, we feedback on...

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6 things users don’t like about their security awareness programme

Mention the phrase “mandatory training” to almost any employee and they will likely roll their eyes in despair. However, security...

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Taking it to the people

In this article we explore why face-to-face sessions can be so effective. And look at how we can aim to...

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Simulated phishing: the speed cameras of security awareness

Over the last few years, phishing test and train solutions have become an increasingly common part of the security awareness...

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Nudging towards secure behaviour

How could a simple picture of a fly painted on a urinal make the bathrooms at Amsterdam’s Schipol airport 80%...