Cybersecurity and mental health - the vulnerability between keyboard and chair

Technology Now

In this episode we revisiting last week’s topic of cybersecurity and mental health – this time, looking at how our mental health state affects our ability to be able to make good cybersecurity decisions.

To break down this important topic, we’re joined once again by Catherine Knibbs, a Psychotherapist and specialist in online harms.

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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
90% of employees could make data errors that open up cyber risk: https://www.tessian.com/research/the-psychology-of-human-error/
Cost of organizational cyberattacks: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324063/cost-of-data-breaches-in-financial-industry-worldwide/
New test of AI’s ability to think like a human: https://www.safe.ai/blog/humanitys-last-exam
Catherine has a new book out in October 2024 – ‘Managing your social media and gaming habits’. Find out more: https://www.childrenandtech.co.uk/