Brass Tacks #7 - The 'Human Firewall': Building Cybersecurity Into Organizational Culture

Fortinet Cybersecurity Podcast

How do you securely network a "Smart City" that has to be rebuilt over a hundred times each year in different locations around the world, and with no more than a few days of annual downtime? In this episode of Brass Tacks - Talking Cybersecurity, host Joe Robertson meets with Michael Cole, Chief Technology Officer for the European Tour Group, to discuss the unique challenges of running over a hundred, high-tech, international golf tournaments each year. While not disputing the importance of board-level buy-in and top-down engagement for cybersecurity, Michael also stresses the importance of bottom-up awareness campaigns in which every staff member is valued as a first line of defense - a "human firewall." In this way, he argues, cybersecurity - far from being driven by the relentless march of digital innovation - becomes an enabler of sustainable business innovation and growth. Learn more: https://www.fortinet.com/blog/ciso-collective/employees-are-not-the-weakest-links?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_campaign=BrassTacks-GLOBAL-Global&utm_content=BG-YouTubeGlobal-U&utm_term=Org-social&lsci=7012H0000021nOIQAY&UID=ftnt-6452-436895