Managing the Human Element of Cyber Defence
Your team is trained for cyber attacks, but are they really ready? Cyber threats evolve every day, but what about the human side of your cybersecurity strategy?
Itʼs not just about technology - itʼs about how your people respond when the unexpected happens. Cognitive biases, stress, and uncertainty can all impact decision-making in high-pressure situations.
Cogniscoʼs Partnership with Mind Science
We have partnered with Mind Science to develop a cutting-edge Situational Judgement Assessment designed to build human resilience in cyber security environments.
"Cognisco gives us actionable information on capability and confidence, so we really understand our risks and strengths."
Why Human Resilience Matters in Cyber Defence
Traditional training alone isnʼt enough. While technical defences are crucial, human resilience plays a critical role in strengthening cyber defence.
A well-trained team needs more than just knowledge - they need the confidence and adaptability to respond effectively under pressure.
Key Factors
Key elements influencing human performance in cyber security include:
- Unconscious Bias: Can influence how a crisis unfolds, impacting decision-making and risk perception
- Psychological Insights: Understanding human behaviour strengthens cyber defence strategies
- Resilience & Confidence: Teams that are psychologically prepared perform better in high-stakes environments
Cogniscoʼs Expert-Led Approach
Our Assessment programme, developed in partnership with Bec McKeown CPsychol, Chartered Psychologist and human science expert from Mind Science Ltd, is designed to identify and develop resilience in cyber security teams.
With deep expertise in Defence and Security, Mind Science helps teams build resilience and thrive in high-pressure environments.
What are the benefits of SJT with Confidence rating?
Manage Risk
Evidence likely behaviour
Demonstrate ROI
Empower Your People, Strengthen Your Cyber Defence
Our tailored assessment programmes prepare your workforce to be your strongest line of defence, equipping them with the tools you need to improve competency, confidence, and resilience where it matters most.
Our platform MyKnow 365 gives you a single view of your workforce competency, skills and confidence at an individual, team and business level, across multiple geographical locations and departments.
This insight will help you to identify, target, and schedule the appropriate learning strategy, training or interventions required where high risk areas are identified.
Training alone is not enough to evidence a competent and confident workforce. We work with organisations to identify and articulate what every employee needs to know, do, and understand to do their job well and mitigate risk.
Working with Enterprise Organisations
25 Years of Evidencing Competence & Risk
Cognisco are global leaders in business-critical competency management with 25 years of experience working with organisations to articulate what every employee needs to know, do and understand, in order to do their job competently and confidently and to mitigate risk.
Since 1998 Cognisco has worked with some of the worldʼs largest and complex organisations including BP, His Majestyʼs Civil Service, John Lewis, the NHS, Network Rail and Eurostar.
Get in touch today to explore how we can help you strengthen your workforceʼs resilience and decision-making
We are confident that utilising our Assessment and the MyKnow 365 Platform will strengthen and help protect your organisation from cyber threat.
Tell us about your current challenges so we can help you to minimise risk and be ready.
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