HRM-INT-08Term
Nudge
A short, targeted message that reinforces one security behavior at the moment it matters, sent through chat, email or the browser. Nudges are counted; their effect is read in the behavior that follows.
Example
An IT administrator gets a chat message after approving a login from a new country: 'Was this you? Report it if not.'
Also called
3How analysts, standards and vendors name the same idea.
- NudgeLiving SecurityA short, targeted communication that reinforces a security behavior.
- SecurityTipKnowBe4
- nudgeCybSafe
Sources
2Related terms
3"Nudge" (HRM-INT-08), Human Risk Management Framework v2.0.0, Living Security, CC BY 4.0. https://www.humanriskmanagement.com/taxonomy/terms/nudge
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