When professionals shift into new security environments, the culture gap can induce disorientation, compromising defenses. By assessing sources of shock like policy-productivity tensions, tech skill variances, and risk tolerance diversity, organizations can craft onboarding, training, and communication strategies to ease transitions. Enculturation sustaining awareness and unified security messaging helps mitigate friction and foster collective responsibility.

Rarely mentioned when discussing the rapid changes in the digital landscape, is the fact that small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have a lot to be optimistic about. While it's true that larger organizations may have access to more resources and sophisticated technology, SMBs have unique cultural advantages that make them a force to be reckoned with in the cybersecurity arena. In part two of my series, The SMB Advantage in Cybersecurity, I'll explain how SMB leadership can harness the distinctive characteristics of their organizations to not only mitigate the risk of cyber incidents but also position themselves as leaders in cybersecurity best practices.