You can buy better tools, but that alone won’t get you to perfect cyber security

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of evolving organizational practices and training alongside cyber spending to achieve effective cyber security.

Cyber spending often focuses on new platforms and advanced defenses. But experience shows those investments fall short when organizational practices, training and accountability don’t evolve alongside them. Here with a perspective on why people remain central to effective cyber security is Senior Director, Civilian Experience and Policy Research at ForsMarsh, Nicole Togno. Cyber spending often focuses on new platforms and advanced defenses. But experience shows those investments fall short when organizational practices, training, and accountability don’t evolve alongside them. Here with a perspective on why people remain central to effective cyber security is Senior Director, Civilian Experience and Policy Research at ForsMarsh, Nicole Togno. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Terry Gerton

Guest: Nicole Togno

Topics covered

• cyber security
• organizational practices
• training
• accountability
• cyber spending

Keywords

• cyber security
• organizational practices
• training
• accountability
• cyber spending

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ForsMarsh

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