Traditional security awareness programs focusing on quarterly phishing tests and periodic training cannot counter today's threat sophistication. AI-generated deepfakes, automated attack agents and hyper-personalized social engineering campaigns exploit human vulnerabilities faster than education alone can address. Organizations face emerging risks including biometric data theft, malicious AI agents capable of automated payments, and internal threats both accidental and intentional. The gap between training frequency and attack velocity continues to widen.

Effective human risk management requires four integrated pillars: educate users on threat recognition, encourage reporting through simplified workflows, defend proactively with technological barriers before threats reach users, and protect against data leakage and policy violations.

In this session, Vincent Porte, regional sales executive at KnowBe4, will share insights on:

• Transitioning from education-only approaches to comprehensive risk reduction methodologies;
• Implementing technological defenses alongside behavioral training;
• Measuring program effectiveness across prevention, detection and response capabilities.