Search Security: Add psychology to the long list of topics CISOs must know in order to secure their organizations. According to one Gartner Inc. analyst, unless security leaders know the right techniques to get inside users’ heads, they’ll never be able to eliminate bad security behaviors.
Speaking to attendees about user security strategies this week at the 2014 Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Research Vice President Andrew Walls said many organizations fail in their efforts to improve user security because they simply don’t understand the five key psychological factors that influence behavior: reputation, choice, relationships, mastery and integrity.
