Psychologie Archives - Jean-Christoph von Oertzen https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/tag/psychologie Exploring the intersection of cybersecurity, psychology, and resilience. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:52:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/favicon-4.png Psychologie Archives - Jean-Christoph von Oertzen https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/tag/psychologie 32 32 Ransomware Resilience Starts in the Mind: Overcoming Cognitive Biases and Decision-Making Errors in Cybersecurity https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/ransomware-resilience-cognitive-biases https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/ransomware-resilience-cognitive-biases#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:52:45 +0000 https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/?p=1510 Why We Keep Losing Despite Stronger Security Controls Over the past three years, businesses have almost doubled their confidence in cybersecurity—rising from 32% in 2021 to 54% in 2024 (The Global Cost of Ransomware Study, 2025). Despite this, ransomware’s impact has only grown: 40% of affected companies suffered significant revenue losses, 58% experienced operational downtime, […]

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]]> https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/ransomware-resilience-cognitive-biases/feed 0 Leveraging Psychology in Cybersecurity: Strategies for SMEs https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/leveraging-psychology-in-cybersecurity-strategies-for-smes https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/leveraging-psychology-in-cybersecurity-strategies-for-smes#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:24:20 +0000 https://jeanchristophvonoertzen.com/?p=1320 TL;DR This article delves into the intersection of psychology and cybersecurity, emphasizing the critical role of human elements in developing a resilient security culture within SMEs. Key points include the pivotal nature of psychological theories like Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions and BJ Fogg’s Behavior-Knowledge Gap model in understanding and influencing organizational behavior towards cybersecurity. It highlights […]

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