From Awareness to Relevance: Rethinking How We Teach Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity lessons have a better chance to endure when people first understand how the same risks affect their own lives. By Jim West, based on the “inSECURITY” session for Hacker Halted / Global CISO Forum 2026 “Security awareness asks people to remember a rule. Relevance gives them a reason not to forget it.” The Problem Is Not Awareness Most people in an organization, from new hires to executives and security professionals, do not need another definition of phishing.