Episodes 26
Avg. Duration 35m
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Since Sep 2021
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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The Cyber Ways Podcast brings academic cyber security research into the "real world." We interview top academic researchers to find how their research can be put into practice by cyber security professionals. Our focus is on behavioral aspects of cyber security. Occasionally, we touch on related topics, such as information privacy and surveillance.Each episode discusses one published, peer-reviewed article to reveal the practical implications of the research. Your hosts, Tom Stafford and Craig Van Slyke, are both widely published information systems academics who keep one foot in the world of practice.The Cyber Ways Podcast is brought to you by the Center for Information Assurance at the Louisiana Tech University's College of Business. The Cyber Ways podcast is funded through a Just Business grant, made possible through the generosity of donors to the Louisiana Tech University College of Business.

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Exploring Cybersecurity Excellence with Dr. Selwyn Ellis

Jul 08, 2025 36m Transcript

Dr. Selwyn Ellis, the Bosley Whitmore Endowed Professor and head of the Department of Computer Information Systems at Louisiana Tech University, engages in a profound conversation with hosts Craig…

Are cybersecurity sanctions effective? A conversation with Dr. Mikko Siponen

Sep 26, 2024 33m Transcript

Most organizations use sanctions as a way of enforcing cybersecurity policies and encouraging sound security behaviors. But few organizations ever test whether these sanctions are effective. Often…

Religion and security with Karen Renaud and Marc Dupuis

May 28, 2024 36m Transcript

In this thought-provoking episode of Cyber Ways, Tom and Craig discuss the intriguing topic of cybersecurity and religion with guests Dr. Karen Renaud and Dr. Marc Dupuis. Karen and Marc share…

Fortifying Financial Data: Decoding Cybersecurity With Jake Lee

Jan 28, 2024 35m

Discover the forces shaping your financial data's safety as we sit down with the eminent Jake Lee Jaeung, the Clifford Ray King Endowed Professor of Information Systems. In a landscape where…

Dewald Roode Workshop with Dr. Karen Renaud

Sep 19, 2023 46m

Are you ready to shift your perspective on cybersecurity? We've got Dr. Karen Renaud, the general chair of Dewald Roode Workshop (DRW) this year and a renowned figure in information security…

S1E20 Voices of Privacy with France Bélanger and Donna Wertalik

Jul 31, 2023 46m

Ever thought about the digital footprints you leave while surfing the web? What about those convenient log-ins via multiple accounts - ever wondered about the risks involved? This week, we're…

S1E19 HackGPT - Generative AI and Security with Dr. Karen Renaud and Dr. Merrill Warkentin

May 15, 2023 32m

ChatGPT burst into public awareness only a few months ago. The popularity of ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools offer great promise, but also represent significant threats to cybersecurity. In…

S1E18 Fear and Phishing with Dr. Deanna House

Apr 18, 2023 33m

Phishing attempts remain an important attack vector, despite efforts to mitigate their effectiveness. In this episode of Cyber Ways, Tom and Craig talk with Dr. Deanna House of the University of…

S1E17 Humans as the solution to information security with Dr. Karen Renaud

Mar 22, 2023 42m

Security professionals often treat users as a major problem with securing information assets. But what if we could view humans as the SOLUTIONS?  Users aren't the enemy of security professionals and…

S1E16 Why users don't care about security

Feb 09, 2023 40m

Security is everyone's job. This is a common feeling among cyber security professionals, but users may feel differently. In this episode of Cyber Ways, Tom and Craig talk about why this may be so,…

S1E15 Anatomy of an Exploit - A Very Special Interview

Oct 05, 2022 21m

Sometimes, as cybersecurity professionals, it's easy to forget what an attack is like for a user. In this episode, Tom interviews his Mother about a recent attack. Mom tells an interesting cautionary…

S1E14 Cybersecurity Regulation and Maturity with Dr. Jeffrey Proudfoot

Aug 18, 2022 54m

In this episode of Cyber Ways, Dr. Jeffrey Proudfoot of Bentley University joins Tom and Craig to discuss his research on how cybersecurity regulations affect cybersecurity maturity. Dr. Proudfoot is…

Combating Sex Trafficking with Laurie Giddens and Stacie Petter

Jul 14, 2022 43m

Human trafficking is a huge, growing global problem. Sex trafficking is the most pervasive form of human trafficking. In this episode, we discuss how the Deliver Fund uses information technology to…

S1E12 Insiders' Adaptations to Security Demands with Clay Posey and Tom Roberts

Jun 16, 2022 38m

Protecting organizational information systems and information assets is a complex undertaking for both security professionals and end-users. In this episode of Cyber Ways, we discuss behavioral…

S1E11 Controlling Insider Computer Abuse with A.J. Burns and Bryan Fuller

May 05, 2022 44m

Organizational insiders represent the biggest threat to information security. Because of this, controlling insider computer abuse remains an important cyber security priority. In this episode of…

S1E10 Surveilling Teleworkers with Grant Clary

Mar 24, 2022 28m

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many people, and organizations, into telework, which led to the question of how to properly monitor teleworkers. In this episode of Cyber Ways, we talk with Grant Clary…

Security Fatigue with Dr. John D'Arcy

Feb 17, 2022 36m

When it comes to security controls and communications, more may be less. More complex security requirements, increased security communication, and complex security policies may actually lead to less…

S1E8 Neutralization Theory - How Users Rationalize Policy Violations

Jan 20, 2022 30m

In this episode of Cyber Ways, Tom and Craig discuss a classic behavioral security paper that explores how users rationalize their purposeful violations of security policy. Listen and learn the six…

Habituation to Security Warnings with Dr. Anthony Vance

Jan 05, 2022 31m

Every day we are bombarded with security warnings that all look more-or-less the same. Over time, we tend to tune out these warnings through a process called habituation. In this episode of Cyber…

Fear Appeals with Dr. Dennis Galletta

Nov 30, 2021 27m

We humans, like all animals, are wired to respond to fear.  When a wildebeest senses a lion's presence, they go on alert and flee. Humans react similarly -- fear brings reaction. In this episode of…

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