Research

Literature reviews and research reports

The difference between security awareness and privacy awareness

Science breaks security awareness down into knowledge, attitude and behaviour, and privacy awareness into perceiving, understanding and applying. That very difference explains why security calls for behaviour change and privacy for the application of knowledge, and why a single training format falls short for both subjects.

📅 21 June 2026 ⏱️ 17 min
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The Vulnerable First Months

Why the first months of employment are a vulnerable period, across the full breadth of security awareness, and what science says about the timing and form of the first training.

📅 14 June 2026 ⏱️ 11 min
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The Attention Problem

Why phishing simulations alone do not make employees better at recognizing phishing, and which approach is actually supported by research.

📅 6 June 2026 ⏱️ 14 min
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