Most employees don’t ignore cyber security because they don’t care, they ignore it because it doesn’t connect.

In this episode, Kevin Walker explores why traditional awareness programs so often fail and how to replace fear and fatigue with foresight and engagement.

Through neuroscience, culture and leadership insight, he explains why repetition dulls attention, why fear shuts learning down and how empathy and curiosity build real awareness.
Kevin shares practical ways to make training personal, relevant and continuous - from micro-learning and storytelling to celebrating curiosity instead of punishing mistakes.

Key Takeaway:

Security awareness fails when it feels like a task. It succeeds when it feels like trust - when people see it as part of their work, not apart from it.

Soundtrack: New Hero in Town & Stay the Course by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0: By Attribution license.

Security awareness isn’t about teaching people not to click links, it’s about helping them think clearly when it matters most. In this episode, Kevin Walker reframes training from a compliance exercise into a culture of confidence.
Through insight, psychology and practical reflection, he explores how awareness becomes foresight and why trust, empathy and curiosity matter more than fear.

Key Takeaway:

The goal of awareness training isn’t perfection. It’s presence - helping people pause, notice and choose wisely under pressure.

Soundtrack: New Hero in Town & Stay the Course by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under the Creative Commons 3.0: By Attribution license.