Anna Collard
The Theory and Practice of Cyber-Mindfulness
The goal of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the effectiveness of mindfulness as a defence mechanism against SE attacks
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Anna Collard
Jul 233 min read
Be like the Buffalo
During the recent school holidays, my husband, kids, and I spent ten days self-driving through Kruger Park, staying in the lower park’s...
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Anna Collard
Jul 198 min read
Financial Sextortion 101: Quick Help and Resources - South Africa
A few weeks ago, I was privileged to visit the 8th grade of a high school here in Cape Town and talk to the students about cybersecurity,...
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Anna Collard
Mar 204 min read
Beyond the Stereotype: the Making of a Cybercriminal
Photo credit: Cottonbro Studio In June last year, Joseph James O’Connor, a UK citizen, also known online as “PlugwalkJoe”, received a...
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Anna Collard
Feb 22, 20231 min read
System 1 Thinking and Cognitive Bias
In the 2011 Thinking,Fastand Slow book by psychologist Daniel Kahneman, the author describes how cognitive biases are unconscious and...
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Anna Collard
Feb 22, 20232 min read
The Emotional Trigger or Amygdala Hijack Attack
Throughout (human) history, our brains have always responded to threats in the same ways - we are wired to survive, more than we are...
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Anna Collard
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Why Multi-tasking is a Myth
When we think we do multiple things at once, our brains just switch between tasks at a cost. Every time we switch, we need to make a...
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Anna Collard
Feb 20, 20238 min read
Mindfulness in Cybersecurity Culture
A couple of months ago I sat in an Uber which dropped me at the workshop where my car went in for a service. The area is not the best in...
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Anna Collard
Nov 23, 20214 min read
Why it's ok to be an amateur in Cyber Security
Photo credit: Paul Grapendaal When I was growing up I noticed that unlike a lot of my friends I never really belonged to any particular...
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Anna Collard
Nov 18, 20214 min read
World Toilet Day and Resilience
Friday Thursday 19th November is World Toilet Day Image credit: Lavo.co.za Last Sunday we’ve come back from a trip with a group of other...
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Anna Collard
Nov 15, 20216 min read
Security Awareness Campaigns for Consumers
Last week I attended a workshop with representatives from the telecommunication industry about how to tackle consumer security awareness...
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Anna Collard
Nov 8, 20213 min read
Art takes courage - and skepticism
Selling art online means you may be targeted by art-scammers A Cape Gooseberry watercolor painting by Kelly Pieterse During the years of...
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Anna Collard
Nov 3, 20215 min read
Africa's digital gender gap
One thing I really love about my current role is that I get to learn about new things all the time. Sometimes it can be quite...
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Anna Collard
Nov 2, 20214 min read
What do these shoes have to do with Cybersecurity?
Nothing really. However, they do link to a story about human emotions and particularly how flattery is really effective as a...
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Anna Collard
Mar 13, 20206 min read
Women in Tech: Interview
Heath Muchena from Business Africa Online and I discuss leadership, information security, challenges women face in the IT sector, and...
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Anna Collard
Feb 14, 20203 min read
Let's do something about the cyber security skills shortage
I'd like to share a story about Jason. Jason was barely out of school at 19 years old, when he joined the security team where I worked...
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