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Institutional Wilful Blindness

Institutional Wilful Blindness

NCSC Cyber Series vor 2 Monaten

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If organisations know cyber risk is real, why do so many
still fail to act before it’s too late?

In this first part of a two-part special on institutional wilful
blindness, host Darragh is joined by leadership expert and author
Margaret Heffernan, Professor Genevieve Liveley, Director of the
Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS), and
Kathryn, Head of Social Sciences at NCSC.

Together, they explore why organisations often recognise cyber
risks but struggle to respond effectively, and how leadership,
culture and behaviour can create a gap between awareness and
action. The discussion examines the stories and metaphors we use
to talk about cyber security, and how these shape the way leaders
understand threats, communicate uncertainty and influence
decision-making.

Looking beyond technology, the panel considers what resilient
organisations look like in practice, how leaders can foster
cultures that challenge complacency, and what practical steps
organisations can take to move from simply understanding cyber
risk to taking meaningful action.

Part two will continue the conversation, exploring how
organisations can translate these ideas into lasting change and
stronger cyber resilience.

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discussed today.To learn more about building cyber resilience in
your organisation, head to ncsc.gov.uk.