Australian companies and governments need to put the human element back into cybersecurity and focus on building a narrative around the industry, according to the Australian National University’s Cyber Institute chief executive Lesley Seebeck.
Ms Seebeck, who is the former chief investment and advisory officer at the Digital Transformation Agency and chief information officer at the Bureau of Meteorology, delivered the keynote address at the Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit in Sydney.
She spoke about how cyber security experiences relate to Greek tragedies, why the human factor needs to be returned to cyber and her work at the Cyber Institute.
Speaking to InnovationAus.com, Ms Seebeck said the human factor isn’t currently being considered enough when governments and companies approach cybersecurity.
“We have to remember that it’s a mix of technology and people. Invariably people tend to think that it’s a tech issue and it gets pushed off and doesn’t get the attention it deserves. The people part gets overlooked,” Ms Seebeck said.
“There is a problem with focusing just on the technical. Cyber is essentially an entirely human activity – this is…
