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As the letter slid through the mail slot, a sense of unease crept over her. The weighty thud of the envelope on the plush mat, followed by the eerie creak of the slot closing, sent shivers down her spine. She cautiously entered the narrow stairwell, her eyes fixed on the ominous letter. The matte-quality envelope, bearing her name and address in precise handwriting, held a mystery - There was no sender...

This is the beginning of a compelling story. And stories are precisely what this post is a…

Imagine having an imaginary banner hanging over your head with your motto. What would it say? On my banner, it says "Simple Secure". This is my mantra when it comes to IT security. In my opinion, all IT security solutions should be tested for simplicity. If it's not simple, it's not safe.

This is because we all have a bias that makes us choose the easiest and most direct solutions. This bias is called the "path of least resistance," it describes our tendency to prefer easy, manageable solutions. …

Of course, you can, and you actually have to!
We humans all have a bias that attracts us to personal messages or contacts. Therefore, it is important that in your work with IT security, you remember to speak directly to your users with a clear sender.

One of the very simple things you can do is create a mailbox. Most people already have one, and it's nothing special.
The special thing is that a real person always answers. This means that you and your colleagues respond for themselves and always…

"We've already filled in most of it for you, you just have to...  "

Have you ever noticed that making one decision can lead to other decisions being postponed for a long time? Sometimes, an overwhelming task becomes more manageable once you take the first step or purchase the necessary item.

For instance, if you've been putting off a garden project, you might find it easier to get started once you come across the perfect bench on sale. Once you've purchased the bench, buying the necessary plan…

The events in our world of cyber get more and more attention from the media, broadcasting the incidents and their sizes.
We all seek this news in our attempt to learn from it to protect ourselves and our organizations, but besides being a source of information, these articles and news posts may affect us more than we know.

Availability bias is a cognitive bias that affects decision-making by relying on information that is easily accessible or easily remembered.

In our cyber realm, availabil…

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were trying to explain something to a group of people, but they couldn’t understand what you were saying?

This happens because of a cognitive bias called the “curse of knowledge,” which makes us assume that others have the same background knowledge. This can be especially problematic in complex fields like ours in cyber security.
Sometimes, we may unintentionally use technical language and forget that our primary audience comprises non-technica…

Of course, you do, and that’s completely natural. But to understand why, we have to go back in history.

Well, we have to go back a pretty long way….
Imagine a calendar. It's one of those solid cardboard calendars that take up about a square meter and show a year in one big picture.

Do you have it? Now, we will put the Big Bang and the creation of the Milky Way on January 1st.
Let the months go by looking at the calendar. We have to go to October before the first life appears in the form of bacteri…

88% of Swedes believe they drive a car better than average. 90% of American lecturers believe they teach better than average, and 82% of French men think they're better lovers than average Frenchmen. Science has shown several times that we average people do not see ourselves as average but constantly overestimate ourselves and our abilities about others. We humans have an extreme bias called overconfidence bias. We believe that we are better and more rational than others. Therefore, we also tend…

Do you recognize the feeling that you get an idea, and suddenly all your SoMe and news channels are filled with that subject? It was never there before, and suddenly, it shows up when you begin feeling an interest in the matter.

Even though you know about AI and the impressive algorithms running your SoME, you can get quite superstitious, having to check whether Siri is shut off and asking friends whether you are becoming paranoid.

Well, you are correct, but it’s just not the algorithm of the …

Why people can knowingly behave wrongly…

A man sits at a table together with three others and a “gamemaster” supervising the study. His task is simple. Name the colour of the card being held up by the supervisor, when asked.
He is content in the knowledge that he is being paid to participate and the task being stupidly simple.

The first few rounds are going fluently, when suddenly one of the other participants are saying “yellow” when the card is clearly red. The next participant says the same …