The Hidden Conflicts Inside Every Cyber Team with Dr. Nikki Robinson

About this episode

Dr. Nikki Robinson discusses vulnerability management and the human factors influencing cybersecurity teams.

In this episode, Ciaran and James speak with Dr. Nikki Robinson – author, professor, and Senior Technical Staff Member and Senior Manager for Platform Development at IBM – about vulnerability management and human factors in cybersecurity. Nikki shares insights from her research into vulnerability chaining and how organisations can strengthen their approach to managing technical risk, as well as the human dynamics that shape security behaviour across teams. Contact: Have questions or comments?...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ciaran, James

Guest: Dr. Nikki Robinson

Topics covered

• vulnerability management
• human factors
• cybersecurity
• technical risk
• security behaviour

Keywords

• vulnerability management
• cybersecurity
• human factors
• technical risk
• security behaviour

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IBM

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