Cyber Matters: Building A Culture of Cyber Awareness in Your Business

This is Cyber Matters, part of the Kassouf Podcast Network, with host Russ Dorsey, Principal and Chief Information Officer at Kassouf. Cyber Matters discusses issues that truly matter - to us, our clients, their families, and their businesses. 

In this episode, we chat with Joshua Crumbaugh, CEO of PhishFirewall, about his career in cyber security as a an ethical hacker, and how his study of human behavior and psychology made him very effective.

We talk about how lesson learned as an ethical hacker led him to found PhishFirewall. PhishFirewall is a phishing attack simulation platform that employs adaptive AI, as well as fundamental principles of psychology, such as positive reinforcement, varied repetition, and adaptive learning, to quickly build phishing awareness at a subconcious level.  Joshua refers to this as buidling "human virus definitions."

In our discussion, Joshua shares insightful tactics on how these foundational psychological principles, when applied correctly, can serve as powerful tools in creating comprehensive cybersecurity awareness for any company seeking to improve their cyber-security posture. He emphasizes that these methodologies are not exclusive to large corporations, but rather, they can be effectively employed by organizations of any size. By doing so, companies can fortify their defenses against an extensive array of cyber threats, ensuring the digital safety of their operations. Tune in to gain valuable knowledge and tips from one of the industry's leading experts.

To learn more about building an efffective cyber awareness program, or to suggest a topic or guests, please contact Russ Dorsey, [e-mail].

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacrumbaugh/ 

https://www.phishfirewall.com/