Secure Your Summer: Top Cyber Myths, Busted [Threat Vector]

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🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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While the N2K CyberWire team is observing Independence Day in the US, we thought you'd enjoy this episode of Threat Vector from our podcast network. Listen in and bust those cyber myths. In this episode of Threat Vector, David Moulton talks with Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance. Lisa shares insights from this year’s “Oh Behave!” report and dives into why cybersecurity habits remain unchanged—even when we know better. From password reuse to misunderstood AI risks, Lisa explains how emotion, storytelling, and system design all play a role in protecting users. Learn why secure-by-design is the future, how storytelling can reshape behavior, and why facts alone won’t change minds. This episode is a must-listen for CISOs, security leaders, and anyone working to reduce human risk at scale. Resources: Kubikle: A comedy webseries about cybercriminals. Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2024 Join the conversation on our social media channels: Website:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/⁠⁠⁠ Threat Research:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/LifeatPaloAltoNetworks/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/unit42/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@paloaltonetworks⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PaloAltoNtwks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Threat Vector Threat Vector by Palo Alto Networks is your premier podcast for security thought leadership. Join us as we explore pressing cybersecurity threats, robust protection strategies, and the latest industry trends. The podcast features in-depth discussions with industry leaders, Palo Alto Networks experts, and customers, providing crucial insights for security decision-makers. Whether you're looking to stay ahead of the curve with innovative solutions or understand the evolving cybersecurity landscape, Threat Vector equips you with the knowledge needed to safeguard your organization. Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto Networks enables your team to prevent successful cyberattacks with an automated approach that delivers consistent security across the cloud, network, and mobile.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠http://paloaltonetworks.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Cyberwire Network, powered by N2K.
0:09.7	We've all done things with technology that we shouldn't.
0:16.9	There was a time in your life when you reused a password or clicked on something you shouldn't.
0:22.2	Or almost clicked on one of this malicious texts that we're all getting all the time.
0:28.4	You felt the emotion spike when somebody gave you some urgent message that one of your kids was in trouble or there's fraud on your account or something.
0:39.4	We've all had the emotional reaction to that and hopefully caught ourselves before we did
0:43.3	something.
0:43.8	But I think it's leaving people with a sense of empathy that we all do these things.
0:49.0	We're not going to solve for human error.
0:51.2	And so designing software and systems and products that are more secure by design
0:55.9	is really, I think, the way forward.
1:05.0	Welcome to Threat Factor, the Palo Alto Networks podcast where we discuss pressing cybersecurity
1:09.2	threats and resilience and uncover insights
1:11.3	into the latest industry trends. I'm your host, David Moulton, Senior Director of Thought
1:16.3	Leadership for Unit 42.
1:22.1	Today I'm speaking with Lisa Plegmire, Executive Director for the National Cybersecurity Alliance.
1:28.9	Lisa is on a mission to eliminate the cliché of hackers and hoodies and bring a more human, relatable face to
1:33.9	cybersecurity. Her career spans Fortune 100 brands, cutting-edge cybersecurity training companies,
1:40.7	and leadership roles across the cybersecurity landscape. She blends psychology,
1:45.5	marketing, and behavior of science to inspire real world change. She's also the co-author of the
1:51.8	annual cybersecurity attitudes and behaviors report 24, 25, a global study that reveals the truth
1:59.1	about how people actually behave online, not just what they say they know.
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