Becoming Cybersecurity Bilingual: Effective Communication for Hackers
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Black Hat USA 2024 · Day 1 · Briefing
This talk addresses a critical, often overlooked challenge in cybersecurity: the communication gap between highly technical security professionals and non-technical business leaders. The speaker argues that despite the increasing importance of cybersecurity, the industry struggles to effectively convey risk and justify investments in terms understandable to the broader organization. This failure often relegates security to a mere line item in the budget, hindering proactive defense and strategic alignment.