Checkups and Checklists: Cyber Risk Isn’t Just a Technical Problem

This post uses the author’s colonoscopy experience to draw parallels with cybersecurity, emphasizing preparation, trust with understanding, addressing unseen risks, and continuous follow-up as pillars of effective human risk management. It advocates moving beyond basic security awareness toward a culture-driven approach that identifies behaviors, runs simulations and phishing tests, and iterates on lessons learned to proactively reduce organizational risk and improve resilience.