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Ignorance Isn't Bliss-It's Risk: A Human-Centered Path to Cyber Preparedness

  • 1.  Ignorance Isn't Bliss-It's Risk: A Human-Centered Path to Cyber Preparedness

    Posted 09-25-2025 10:18

    Dear Members:

    I am new to the community and thought it would be a good opportunity to share a co-authored article on cybersecurity readiness. 

    "Ignorance is not bliss: A human-centered whole-of-enterprise approach to cybersecurity preparedness."

    In today's complex digital landscape, too many organizations still treat cybersecurity as a checklist exercise. Our research shows that true resilience demands a whole-of-enterprise approach-where leadership, culture, and every employee play a pivotal role. We outline five characteristics essential to building a high-performance, human-centered security culture:

    1️⃣ Enlightened & engaged leadership
    2️⃣ Harnessing best intentions & creativity
    3️⃣ Looking inward before outward
    4️⃣ Getting accountability right
    5️⃣ Measuring the right things & incentivizing the right behaviors

    Cybersecurity is everybody's business. Organizations that empower their people-from the boardroom to the front lines-can turn vulnerability into resilience.

    👉 Read the full article here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1lp-v1lnobga2
    50 days' free access to the article. Anyone clicking on this link before November 12, 2025 will be taken directly to the article on ScienceDirect, which they are welcome to read or download. No sign up, registration or fees are required.
    Thanks
    Dave


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    Dave Chatterjee
    Adjunct Associate Professor
    Duke University
    Durham NC
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