Christine Gordon-Bennett
Christine Gordon-Bennett is a passionate, creative, energetic and enthusiastic cyber security awareness expert currently working in the CISO Office at Nedbank. She has a passion for helping people understand the value of safe cyber security practices and educating them on human behavioural changes to avoid being the target in a cyber-attack at work, and in their personal lives.
Christine has thoroughly enjoyed developing and implementing a comprehensive security awareness programme at Nedbank over the past 8 years. Cyberpsychology, understanding human behaviour and the role mindfulness plays in securing organisations and the community is a topic she is deeply passionate about.
Christine is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified and holds her Security Awareness Professional (SSAP) certification through the SANS Institute.
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Session
This talk will delve into the critical findings from the speaker's Cyber psychology Master’s research thesis, exploring the human susceptibility factors to social engineering and deception. It will touch on how scientifically evidenced mindfulness practices can effectively 'patch' many (23 out of 33) of these human vulnerabilities. Additionally, we will share practical insights from a 1.5-year journey into implementing a cyber mindfulness campaign at Nedbank.