[AISWorld] The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series: Role of Emotional Intelligence in Creating a Healthy Information Security Culture

[Dave Chatterjee]

Dear Colleagues:

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!

In Episode 16 of The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series, *Nadia El
Fertasi, Human Readiness and Resilience Expert and former NATO senior
executive*, highlights the importance of leveraging emotional intelligence
to create and sustain a healthy information security culture. During a very
thought-provoking discussion, Nadja made some poignant statements and
recommendations such as a) build a culture of empowerment and not fear, b)
use empathy to counter social engineering attacks, c) make cyber hygiene
practices non-technical and reduce human firewalls, and d) practice reason
over fear.

*A short clip from Episode 16:* https://youtu.be/TS0IV_uy6LQ

*Full Episode 16:*
https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/role-of-emotional-intelligence-in-creating-a-healthy-information-security-culture

*Link to All Episodes*:
https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episodes

*Links to Each of the Prior Episodes*

#1 -- Role of Top Management in Cybersecurity Governance
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/role-of-top-management-in-cybersecurity-governance/>
 -- *Guest:* Rohit Verma, CEO of Crawford and Company

#2 -- Protecting Academic Institutions from Ransomware and Other Forms of
Attacks
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/protecting-academic-institutions-from-ransomware-and-other-forms-of-cyber-attacks/>
 -- *Guest:* Garry Scobie, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, The
University of Edinburg

#3 -- Going Above and Beyond the Mandated Checklist
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/going-above-and-beyond-the-mandated-checklist/>
 -- *Guest:* Tushar Sachdev, Executive Vice President, and Chief Technology
Officer, KORE Wireless

#4 -- The Human Vulnerability Factor
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/the-human-vulnerability-factor/>
 -- *Guest:* Jenny Radcliffe, also known as “The People Hacker,” a
world-renowned Social Engineer

#5 -- Being An Effective Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/being-an-effective-chief-information-security-officer-ciso/>
 -- *Guest:* Richard Biever, Chief Information Security Officer, Duke
University

#6 -- Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Readiness
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/holistic-approach-to-cybersecurity-readiness/>
 -- *Guest:* Ram R. Kumar, Executive Director, AT&T Business

#7 -- Multidisciplinary and Integrative Approach to Cybersecurity Education
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/multidisciplinary-and-integrative-approach-to-cybersecurity-education>
 -- *Guest:* Dr. Jimmie Lenz, Dir. Master of Engineering in FinTech and
Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity at Duke University's Pratt School of
Engineering

#8 -- What Does Good Cyber Governance Look Like? A Legal Perspective
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/what-does-good-cyber-governance-look-like-a-legal-perspective>
 -- *Guest*: Rois Ni Thuama, Ph.D. (Doctor of Law), Head of Cyber
Governance, Red Sift

#9 -- Cybersecurity Risk Reduction Tips for Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises (SMEs)
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/cybersecurity-risk-reduction-tips-for-small-and-medium-enterprises>
 -- *Guest*: Mike Benz, Partner | Fractional CIO at Fortium Partners

#10 -- Passwordless Authentication: Myths and Realities
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/passwordless-authentication-myths-and-realities>
 -- *Guest*: Ori Eisen, Founder, and CEO of Trusona

#11 -- Fly the Plane: A CIO's Approach to Cybersecurity Readiness
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/fly-the-plane-a-cios-approach-to-cybersecurity-readiness/>
 -- *Guest*: Dr. Timothy Chester, Vice President of Information Technology,
The University of Georgia

#12 -- Ignorance is not bliss: A Whole-of-Enterprise Approach to Threat
Management
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/ignorance-is-not-bliss-a-whole-of-enterprise-approach-to-threat-management/>
 -- *Guest*: Anne Leslie, Threat Management Consultant, IBM Security

#13 -- Cybersecurity is Patient Safety
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/cybersecurity-is-patient-safety/>
 -- *Guest:* Stoddard Mannikin, Chief Information Security Officer,
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

#14 -- Enhancing Organizational Readiness by Simulating Cyber Attacks
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/enhancing-organizational-readiness-by-simulating-cyber-attacks/>
--
*Guest:* Prof. Robert Austin, Ivey Business School, London, Ontario, Canada

#15 -- Significance of the Human Element in Cybersecurity
<https://the-cybersecurity-readi.captivate.fm/episode/significance-of-the-human-element-in-cybersecurity>
-- *Guest:* Prof. Missy Cummings, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke
University

Thanks

Dave Chatterjee (https://dchatte.com)
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Associate Professor, MIS Dept., Terry College of Business, The University
of Georgia
Visiting Professor, Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity Program, Pratt
School of Engineering, Duke University