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IMPACT 2025:
The findings
A heady hit of behavioral science, straight from IMPACT 2025
Struggling to keep up with the pace of change in cybersecurity?
New frameworks. New threats. New research. New acronyms. Every week, there’s another update—and no time to catch your breath.
When you’re overwhelmed, you don’t move forward. And when you don’t move forward, your risk profile stays the same.
This report is the remedy.
IMPACT is CybSafe’s annual event on the psychology of cybersecurity. Every year, we bring together the fiercest minds from both sides of the Atlantic to tackle the human element with honesty, evidence, and just a hint of chaos.
We’ve distilled every single mic-drop moment from IMPACT 2025 into one powerfully practical guide to help you think differently, act smarter, and make actual progress in human risk.
This report is for:
Security teams and leaders
CISOs, CIOs, and data protection officers
Security awareness practitioners
IT professionals
Anyone invested in building a stronger cybersecurity culture
This report covers:
Why everyone’s still clicking—and what that really means
What happens when you swap awareness for actual behaviour change
The emotional toll of cybersecurity, and how to lead with grace (not shame)
How to build evidence into your HRM strategy
Why insider threats need a serious reframe
And how to finally, finally move beyond SAT