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Posted on 9. March 201727. May 2019

How Eye Contact Helps Security

A favourite part of my work is talking with other people. There is so much insight to learn from actually getting to know other persons, face to face. Especially when you work with security and IT, and you start listening to what people are actually saying about it.

Eye contact can open your eyes to new perspectives on security in your organisation.

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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 and preparedness, organizational development, leadership, business, technology & empathy.

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

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Watch some of my engagements below:

  • 28 May 2026:
    NATO CCDCoE CyCon, Tallinn (EE)
    “Collective Cyber Resilience in Supply Chains” [Video] [Paper]
  • 24 June 2025:
    FIRST Conference 2025, Copenhagen (DK)
    “Incident Preparedness Takeaways from 5000 Exercise Participants” [Video]
  • 2 February 2024:
    UTmessan, Reykjavik (IS)
    “How do we prepare for the unexpected?” [Video]

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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 and preparedness, organizational development, leadership, business, technology & empathy.

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

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