CHAPTER 5: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GROUPS, AND HOW TO USE IT TO YOUR BENEFIT

In this chapter, we take a look at one of the important psychological mechanisms of humans: groups and social interaction. Learn how to use in-groups to build trust.

A key to success with building and maintaining good (security) culture is to understand that people are different, and that you need to adapt your efforts to their needs, backgrounds and knowledge. Successful security culture is built by security professionals who know their own strengths and include relevant personnel and competence from across their organisation.

One of the challenges of our human mind is how we are hardwired to relate and interact with other individuals18. We are, as species, a social creature, ...

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