SPRITE+ Lunch and Learn with Daniel Dresner: 'Don't dump that risk on me!'
Wed 18 Jun
|Online
In this talk, Danny discussed how setting unrealistic and unreasonable expectations that users will compensate for systemic flaws in information technology exacerbates security issues, and how we might redress the balance to improve cyber security.


Time & Location
18 Jun 2025, 13:00 – 13:30
Online
About the event
'Free us from security tyranny! Why do you expect me to secure multi-million pounds worth of assets on my salary? Just let me do my job!'
There's a balance to be established between people and technology if we're going to reduce the occurrence and impact of cyber security events and incidents. It's not going to be simple, but in the words of David Thomas Binyon, 'If it's easy, you're not doing it right!'...
In this talk, Danny discussed how setting unrealistic and unreasonable expectations that users will compensate for systemic flaws in information technology exacerbates security issues, and how we might redress the balance to improve cyber security.
SPRITE+ Lunch and Learn is your chance to find out the latest developments in the world of Trust, Identity, Privacy and Security (TIPS). Join us every third Wednesday of the month at 1:00pm (GMT) for a lightning 20 minute talk from an Industry or Academic expert followed by 10 minutes of Q&A.
You can access recordings of our previous Lunch + Learn talks here.