8–12 Jun 2026
Helsinki, Finland
Europe/Helsinki timezone

Top security risk? Framing people as the weakest link

11 Jun 2026, 11:25
5m
Concert Hall

Concert Hall

Lightning Talk Joost - LTs Lightning Talks: Strike Two

Speaker

Cornelia Puhze (SWITCH)

Description

The “weakest link” narrative in security is both problematic and harmful. It shifts responsibility, undermines engagement and trust, but most damaging of all, turns victims into perpetrators. I will argue that this framing is at the heart of why mitigating human risk has been so difficult and will continue to be so unless we fundamentally rethink how we approach the human factor in security.

What will the TNC audience take away from your talk?

People willl hopefully walk away and stop calling users the weakest link because they realise that this way of thinking is flawed and prevents change and better security.

Are you a first time speaker at TNC? No

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