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Posted on 31. July 201727. September 2019

Human Errors in Cyber Security — A Swiss Cheese of Failures

It is easy to blame people for security incidents, and this happens a lot. I believe this is an area where the cyber security field still needs to mature, because simply saying it’s down to human error won’t get us anywhere.

“Oh, no! I’ve caused a human error!”

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About the author


Erlend Andreas Gjære is a security & people specialist, speaker + Secure Practice co-founder. I work with security awareness, culture, training, behaviour, change, compliance, risk, tech & empathy.

I enjoy doing security talks for all kinds of audiences. See my experience and contact details for more info.

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Some of latest engagements:

  • 17 November 2022:
    DeepSec Vienna
    “The need for a human touch in cyber security” [Video]
  • 15 September 2022:
    44CON London
    “The need for a human touch in cyber security” [Video]
  • 16 August 2022:
    ESPRE 2022 (keynote)
    “The need for a human touch in security and privacy engineering”

If you are interested in having me talk at your conference / event, please contact me!

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About the author

Erlend Andreas Gjære is a security & people specialist, speaker and co-founder of Secure Practice. I work with security awareness, culture, training, behavior, change, compliance, risk, tech & empathy.

I enjoy doing security talks for all kinds of audiences. See my experience and contact details for more info.

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