DR. JESSICA BARKER
The Human Side of Cyber Security
Defending Humans
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Cygenta
MBE for services to cyber security (2024)
Author of the bestselling books "Confident Cyber Security" and "Hacked: The Secrets Behind Cyber Attacks"
Delivered 90+ keynotes globally, including NATO, the World Government Summit, and RSA Conference
Member, UK Government Cyber Security Advisory Board. Chair, ClubCISO
Thursday
11:30 AM
Building Security Cultures that Last
In this talk, Jessica explores what actually builds a lasting security culture inside an organization: not more training slides, but trust, communication, and leadership buy in. Drawing on her work advising governments, NATO, and some of the world's largest companies, Barker offers a practical framework for embedding security into how people already think and behave, instead of fighting against it.
Dr Jessica Barker MBE is a best-selling author and international keynote speaker. An award-winning leader in the human nature of cyber security, she has delivered face-to-face awareness sessions to over 90,000 people. Jessica is the go-to cyber expert for media including the BBC, Sky News and Wired magazine and she has delivered over 80 keynotes, including NATO, the World Government Summit, Arm, and RSAC San Francisco.
Jessica is Co-Founder of the cyber security company Cygenta, where she focuses on her purpose to advance cyber security awareness, behaviour, and culture in organisations around the world. She serves on numerous industry boards and spent 2.5 years serving on the UK Government Cyber Security Advisory Board. The author of best-selling books 'Hacked' and ‘Confident Cyber Security’, she helps audiences around the world understand why people are the heart of cyber security. In June 2023, Jessica was awarded an MBE for services to cyber security by King Charles III in his first Birthday Honours.
When Jessica is not working, she loves learning and so over the years she has taken classes in everything from horse riding to singing to circus skills. Born in the UK, she now lives in Las Vegas with her husband and business partner FC and their cat Bubble.