Black Hat keynote: Why security culture needs to change

Grumpy security curmudgeons, your days are numbered.

In a Black Hat keynote heralded by rock concert lighting and sound effects, security engineer Dino Dai Zovi from Square told a packed arena in Las Vegas that culture is a key lever to automate security in an organization. “If you reinforce that security is everyone’s job, you move towards a more generative culture” in which risks are shared, cooperation is valued, and messengers don’t get shot on sight.

“Culture is leverage for people,” Dai Zovi said.