Host Gregg N. Sofer welcomes Husch Blackwell’s Erik Dullea to the podcast to explore how human error factors into cybersecurity efforts. Most data breaches trace back to some form of human error, and an approach to cybersecurity that doesn’t address the ‘social attack surface’ is likely to be a failing—and expensive—proposition.
Gregg and Erik note the recent cyber incident involving the Securities and Exchange Commission, which occurred mere months after the agency imposed wide-reaching cybersecurity See more +
Host Gregg N. Sofer welcomes Husch Blackwell’s Erik Dullea to the podcast to explore how human error factors into cybersecurity efforts. Most data breaches trace back to some form of human error, and an approach to cybersecurity that doesn’t address the ‘social attack surface’ is likely to be a failing—and expensive—proposition.
Gregg and Erik note the recent cyber incident involving the Securities and Exchange Commission, which occurred mere months after the agency imposed wide-reaching cybersecurity disclosure rules on the public companies it regulates. Aside from being a major embarrassment for the U.S. government, the incident highlights how difficult it is to account for the vulnerabilities in digital networks created by humans, and Gregg and Erik provide some practical considerations for risk professionals, in-house counsel, human resource professionals, and others in their efforts to improve cybersecurity outcomes. See less -
