Author: Melanie Knieps
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Why Awareness Fails – and Six Storytelling Principles to Fix It
DNS, VPN, SQL … Help! “And this is how DNS works.” I blink once. Then twice. The person in front of me waits expectantly for a sign that I understood
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From Fires to Cybersecurity: How Switzerland Can Harness Its Ecosystem
Lessons from fire incidents and response in the 19th century The Incident: Human Error, Late Detection, and Insufficient Equipment On 4 September 1803, Johannes Temperli walked home to Gutenswil with
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Telling Stories That Stick: How Storytelling Brings Cybersecurity and Science Communication to Life
On a beautiful afternoon in Tenerife, SWITCH-CERT lead Darja-Anna Yurovsky experienced a moment that many cybersecurity professionals know too well. Although she was passionate and well-prepared for her talk on
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Storytelling
Storytelling: Making Cybersecurity Engaging The Challenge: Abstract Topics Don’t Resonate The solution to a major challenge in my professional life lay in my childhood. Like many professionals striving to communicate
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Cybersecurity Requires More Than “Just” Technology
On October 21, CYRENZH members Melanie Knieps and Ariane Trammel had the privilege of giving a Digital Masterclass on cybersecurity for the Zurich Cantonal Council. In their presentation, they emphasized
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OSINT Course starts in Fall 2024
Open Source Intelligence, OSINT, offers a unique approach to teaching risk awareness and digital literacy, surpassing many traditional education methods. It’s a powerful digital skill that allows you to gather
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Zurich SME Innovation Day
On July 4th, 2024, CYRENZH’s Melanie Knieps and Marc Rennhard, together with Marcel Hirt from the Cantonal Centre for Cybersecurity (CCSC), organized and led a workshop titled “Cybersecurity Compact for
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Building a Resilient Team: The Key to Crisis Management
On May 22nd, CYRENZH members Melanie Knieps and Thierry Schaltegger shared psychological insights on factors influencing decision-making during crises with the cybersecurity experts at the Swiss Cyber Circle. Of particular interest
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OSINT for Students: 2nd Run
“I really love this kind of ‘detective’ work!” This is the feedback of on of our students taking our OSINT course. It’s exciting to see them dive into data security
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SSCC online Workshop «Cyber Resilience»
In June 2024, the SWISS Support Center for Cybersecurity (SSCC) is co-organizing a high-profile online workshop on “Cyber Resilience”. It will also feature Melanie Knieps from CYRENZH .