Cybersecurity Culture: Use Behavioural Science to Protect Your Organization - Hardcover

Itimi, Stephanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1398627984 ISBN 13: 9781398627987

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2026

Synopsis

How can senior leaders ensure cybersecurity delivers resilience, ROI and lasting impact?

Cybersecurity Culture is a proven guide for senior executives, CISOs and directors who need to strengthen enterprise-wide defences by embedding culture at the heart of their security strategy. With employees representing the first line of defence, this book shows how informed developing a strong cybersecurity culture can transform behaviour, reduce risk and protect critical assets.

Drawing on behavioural science and change management, author Stephanie Itimi provides strategic models for shaping culture, aligning governance and securing measurable results across the organization.

You'll discover how to:
- Diagnose your organization's cybersecurity culture with precision
- Apply nudge theory, habit design and behaviour-led interventions
- Build leadership credibility through visible modelling of best practices
- Embed security into enterprise processes and decision frameworks
- Measure ROI and sustain results

Featuring insights from cybersecurity experts and public and private sector case studies, Cybersecurity Culture equips senior leaders with the tools to anticipate emerging risks, including AI-driven threats, and deliver enduring resilience.

Themes include: cybersecurity culture, leadership in risk management, behavioural science, enterprise resilience, AI-driven threats, cybersecurity strategy

About this title

About the Author

Stephanie Itimi is a cybersecurity and AI governance expert, speaker and thought leader. She is a Seasonal Fellow at the Centre for the Governance of AI, where her work focuses on security and institutional readiness for advanced AI. She previously served as Director of Information Protection and Compliance at Age UK, where she led cybersecurity, security culture and digital transformation. She is the Founder and Chair of SEIDEA, an award-winning organization that has supported more than 9,000 Black and minority ethnic women in cybersecurity. She has worked with organizations including the BBC, the World Economic Forum, UN Women and the European Commission, and is a LinkedIn Learning instructor. She is based in London, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1398627984
• ISBN 13: 9781398627987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320