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Proactive Communication

A collection of 33 posts

Exercising Influence as the Security Team: Look for Friction Not Just Fuel

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Exercising Influence as the Security Team: Look for Friction Not Just Fuel

Sometimes in security, we try to win people over by pushing harder, missing the friction that prevents them from exercising the behavior or decisions we need.

The Communication Theory of Resilience: 5 Tips for Security & Privacy Organizations

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The Communication Theory of Resilience: 5 Tips for Security & Privacy Organizations

The Communication Theory of Resilience gives security and privacy teams strategies to build collective strength through communication instead of individual grit. Forward-looking orgs develop these processes before crises hit, because building infrastructure during incidents is always harder.

Measuring Communication Effectiveness in Security and Privacy - Research, Analysis, and Evaluation

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Measuring Communication Effectiveness in Security and Privacy - Research, Analysis, and Evaluation

Without effective communication, IR is sluggish, policies go unenforced, leaders make uninformed decrees, audits tank morale, and external confusion breeds mistrust. There's never been a better time for security and privacy leaders to upgrade their comms skills.

Resilience is a Team Sport Chief Security Officers Must Learn How to Coach

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Resilience is a Team Sport Chief Security Officers Must Learn How to Coach

One of the most overlooked aspects of incident response is how the culture, communication, and resilience of security teams will change.

Steering Clear of ‘Privacy Washing’

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Steering Clear of ‘Privacy Washing’

Privacy communications that claim commitments without acknowledging potential harms is privacy washing; a manipulation that erodes trust regardless of legal outcomes. Comms pros must understand privacy harms, because public perception operates independently of legal liability.

The Socially Responsible Tech Company

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The Socially Responsible Tech Company

Tech's perverse incentives reward firefighting over prevention, rushing products out and keeping comms teams on standby for disasters. True social responsibility requires internal leaders with the backbone to challenge irresponsible decisions before they become crises.

What is a Security or Privacy Incident? Hiccups, F*ck Ups, and Give Ups

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What is a Security or Privacy Incident? Hiccups, F*ck Ups, and Give Ups

Most orgs only disclose what's legally required, ignoring everyday hiccups, avoidable mistakes, and routine apathy that cause more long-term damage than major breaches. Proactive comms across low-risk, high-frequency incidents builds muscle memory before real crises hit.

Communication Gaps in Security and Privacy

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Communication Gaps in Security and Privacy

Security and privacy teams hit avoidable crises when they only call communications pros after incidents strike. Treat communication strategy like compound interest -- invest early in relationship-building, incident prep, and resilience before you need crisis management.