Remco van der Schoot
Remco has worked at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences since 2023, researching cybersecurity behaviour, shadow IT, and shadow AI within the Cyber Security Research Group, and teaching the course ‘Human Factor in Cybersecurity’ at the Master Digital Security program.
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With a multidisciplinary perspective and background, Remco conducts research on cybersecurity behaviour. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Safety and Security Management, a Minor in Applied Psychology, and a Master’s in Project Management. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in the Department of Work and Organisational Psychology at Radboud University.
Expertises
- Shadow IT
- Shadow AI
- Human Behaviour in Cyber Security
- Employee Information storage behaviours
- Mechanisms of Action and Behavioural Change Techniques
- Cyber Security
"Humans don’t fail in isolation; they fail when systems fail them. They are not the weakest link, but the last one standing"
Human behaviour is complex and often irrational. This makes designing cybersecurity interventions challenging, as the risk is that well-intentioned measures may be perceived as pessimistic, condescending, or controlling, which helps no one. Cybersecurity can be more social by putting people first, since what is genuine wins.
In the media
Managing Shadow IT: From Bans to Benefits” - published in Platform voor InformatieBeveiliging (PvIB), accessible via: https://lnkd.in/eD6BcBbu
