Coffee and Cyber Security

13. How anthropology can strengthen your cyber security (With Laura Lynggaard Nielsen - Senior Security Anthropologist at Alexandra Instituttet)

Coffee and Cyber Security

Show Notes

Anthropology and cyber security might not be the first two words you would connect in an association game. But maybe they should. We've invited Laura Lynggard Nielsen who works at Alexandra Instituttet as a Senior Security Anthropologist. She uses methods from anthropology to uncover how organizations can create stronger cyber security. You can learn a lot from looking at the social aspects of cyber security, as all your initiatives are impacted by and impact your organization's culture. In this episode, Laura talks about how to use anthropology and gives us a few examples of useful cases.

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