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What human-centred cybersecurity means

The cybersecurity industry has spent decades developing increasingly sophisticated technologies to protect businesses, governments and individuals. Yet many of those systems remain difficult to understand, frustrating to use and poorly suited to the people they are supposed to protect. Human-centred design promises a different approach, but what does it actually mean for cybersecurity businesses, and how can they put it into practice?

10 October 2026 · 12 min read
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