Most cybersecurity breaches aren't caused by bad technology. They're caused by humans doing what humans are biologically wired to do: trust. Robert Siciliano explains why your biggest security vulnerability isn't in your firewall, it's in your people's wetware.

In this episode, Michael Fauscette sits down with Robert Siciliano, bestselling author and cybersecurity expert, to discuss why traditional security awareness training is failing and how organizations can close the "security appreciation gap" by making cybersecurity personal.

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 
01:04 - Robert's origin story: getting hacked in 1995 
03:19 - The wetware vulnerability: what leaders miss about human security 
05:06 - The human blindspot: why we're biologically wired to trust 
07:32 - Why distrust is harder than trust 
08:56 - The home security question that changes everything 12:13 - Security awareness vs. security appreciation 
14:40 - The shift from knowing to caring 
16:28 - The kitchen table effect: when security goes home with the employee 
18:07 - Arms crossed to hands up: how body language reveals the shift 
20:27 - "The only way to change minds is to change hearts" 
21:26 - Making the case to the C-suite that all security is personal 
24:39 - How AI, deepfakes, and voice cloning are reshaping the threat landscape 
28:29 - The strategic human firewall: from passive targets to active detection 
33:12 - Parenting, empathy, and what security training can learn from raising kids 
35:22 - The 97/3 rule: good versus evil by the numbers 
37:34 - Why compliance training is failing and what to do instead 
47:26 - First steps for building a culture of security appreciation 51:41 - Robert's recommendation and closing thoughts
ABOUT THE GUEST: Robert Siciliano is a #1 bestselling Amazon author, CEO of Safr.Me, and Head of Cyber Security Employee Training at Protect Now. With 30+ years in security, he is the architect of the Strategic Human Firewall and the CSI Protection certification, and has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, Today Show, and Howard Stern.
CONNECT WITH ROBERT:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsiciliano
Website: https://safr.me
Protect Now: https://protectnowllc.com
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