Insights

Short research summaries from the CyBehave programme: one finding, what it means, and what to do with it.

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Insight1 May 2026

Human Behaviour Under AI-Enabled Adversarial Pressure

The Discipline That Assumed a Static Threat Behavioural cybersecurity emerged as a field from a recognition that technical controls, however…

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Insight16 Feb 2026

Behavioural Convergence Theory

Executive Summary As artificial intelligence agents increasingly participate in organisational cyber risk landscapes, a critical question emerges:…

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Insight6 Feb 2026

Nudging the Machine: Behavioural Interventions for Agentic AI and Multi-Agent Systems

When Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein popularised the concept of "nudging" in their 2008 book, they were writing about humans. The idea was elegantly…

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Insight1 Jan 2026

Using Social Network Analysis to Engineer a High-Impact Security Champion Network

Security Champion programmes often start strongly but plateau when they become a vehicle for repeating awareness messages. Social Network Analysis…

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Insight17 Nov 2025

Blame Culture Creates Security Blind Spots

When organisations punish people for security mistakes, they rarely eliminate the behaviour. Instead, they drive it out of sight. Incidents are…

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Insight10 Nov 2025

A Scientific Approach to Security Culture Assessment

The Measurement Problem Eighty-two per cent of security breaches involve a human element. Yet when asked how they measure security culture, most…

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Insight3 Nov 2025

Beyond Tools: The Strategic Imperative for Behavioural Cyber Risk Management

Why tactical security tools aren't enough - and how strategic behavioural science transforms cyber risk from the inside out The cybersecurity…

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Insight17 Oct 2025

Cultural Barriers to Effective Incident Reporting

Understanding Why Employees Hesitate to Report Security Incidents and How to Create a Culture of Transparency and Psychological Safety Introduction…

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Insight15 Oct 2025

The Ethics of Behaviour Monitoring in Cybersecurity

Balancing Security Needs with Employee Privacy and Trust in Modern Workplace Surveillance Practices Introduction: The Digital Panopticon In an era…

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Insight13 Oct 2025

The Importance of Psychological Safety in Security Culture

How creating an environment where people feel safe to speak up strengthens organisational security posture In an era where cyber threats evolve at…

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