Research & Articles

Knowledge that drives better security culture

Research insights and practical articles on behavioural science, security culture, and human cyber risk - from the CyBehave research programme.

Research Insights are findings from the CyBehave research programme - data, evidence and what it means for practice. Articles are practical guidance - how to apply behavioural science to your security programme day to day. The Signals and Ripples weekly briefings round up what matters each week.

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Behavioural Change 9 Oct 2026 14 min
Volunteer, voluntold or chosen: how to recruit champions who change behaviour
Volunteers bring motivation without reach. Appointment brings reach without motivation. Neither starts from wh...
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Ripples 5 Oct 2026 1 min
Week 41: Creatures of Habit
Scammers change their stories constantly, but their tricks barely change at all. This week: why anyone can be ...
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Signals 5 Oct 2026 1 min
SIGNAL: Week 41 - Creatures of Habit
Attackers are creatures of habit, and this week the research proves it. Analysis of 2.9 million phishing email...
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Insight 4 Oct 2026 7 min
Nobody Told the Agents How We Do Things Here
A new joiner learns how an organisation behaves long before they read a policy. They watch who gets challenged...
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Insight 3 Oct 2026 4 min
Nudge and boost were built for a world without an opponent. Security has one.
Picture a finance officer on a Thursday afternoon. An email arrives from a supplier she has dealt with for yea...
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Behavioural Change 2 Oct 2026 13 min
Where to start: the first ninety days of a champions programme
The hardest part of a champions programme is the first three months, when the idea is agreed and nothing exist...
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Signals 28 Sep 2026 1 min
SIGNAL: Week 40 - Hang Up, Call Back
Fake police on the phone, faked voices on work calls, and a payroll app that never existed. This week we look ...
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Ripples 28 Sep 2026 1 min
Week 40: Hang Up, Call Back
Scammers are getting very good at pretending to be someone official: the police, your boss's voice, even your ...
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Behavioural Change 25 Sep 2026 13 min
Making the business case for security champions
Most champions programmes never get properly funded. They start as a side project, survive on goodwill, and fa...
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