Addressing Cybersecurity With Empathy

Women often bring emotional intelligence and empathy to their roles, qualities that are invaluable in cybersecurity. These skills can enhance the way organizations respond to and communicate about breaches, understanding the human impact behind the data, and fostering a culture of security awareness.

Women often bring emotional intelligence and empathy to their roles, qualities that are invaluable in cybersecurity. These skills can enhance the way organizations respond to and communicate about breaches, understanding the human impact behind the data, and fostering a culture of security awareness.

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Diana Nitescu
CEO & Founder at OctogonHUB
Thu, 04/11/2024 - 09:25

This is valid as long as you face human-generated attacks.
Today attacks can come from quantum computers or AI. So, we need something more than empathy. It takes:
1. a good knowledge of new algorithms
2. where do I get data from,
3. how it processes, what,
4. What? why? and for whom? I do it.

Today we are talking about a digital psychology, even if without consciousness yet.

And yes, women are very suitable for these deep levels of awareness and understanding, which require a lot of reflection and analysis of details.

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