Security by Habit: Cultivating Cybersecurity Culture in Schools

Your school staff can be your greatest asset or your greatest vulnerability. The best firewalls can't protect you when a trusted employee becomes an unwitting accomplice to a cyberattack. This session explores how school technology leaders can win staff buy-in and build a genuine cybersecurity culture. Drawing on Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit, you will learn how to establish cybersecurity awareness as a keystone habit in your school and discover practical strategies for cultivating the habits, norms and mindsets that make organizations more secure. Find out how to build a security awareness program that staff embrace rather than resist. Whether you are just starting your cybersecurity journey or deepening an existing program, you will leave with a curated list of free and low-cost tools you can deploy immediately and concrete action steps you can take the Monday morning after the conference.