Reclaiming the human mind 🧠

In our latest #GEANTCybersecurity expert article, Panayiota Smyrli (Digital Security Authority) examines a quiet shift: as automation grows, our critical thinking shrinks.

AI drafts our ideas, finishes our sentences, and even nudges our decisions.

Panayiota invites us to step back, slow down, & reintroduce small mental challenges: doing the maths ourselves, exploring without GPS, and sketching ideas on paper.

🔗 Read the full article: https://connect.geant.org/2025/11/13/the-comfort-trap-how-automation-can-make-us-forget-how-to-think

🧘🪷 Be Mindful, Stay Safe – mit der #GEANTCybersecurity Campaign! 🛡️

🐘 🏄 Elefant und Reiter – wer bestimmt?

Cyberkriminelle setzen nicht nur auf Technik, sondern auch auf Psychologie. Mit KI erschaffen sie täuschend echte Nachrichten, Stimmen und Videos, die Gefühle auslösen und unser Urteilsvermögen umgehen sollen. Wer die Funktionsweise des eigenen Gehirns kennt, bleibt auch unter Druck resilienter.
Wie das funktioniert findet Ihr unter: https://www.dfn.de/elefant-und-reiter-wer-bestimmt-8/

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🧘🪷 Be Mindful, Stay Safe – mit der #GEANTCybersecurity Campaign! 🛡️

Unser Alltag ist voller Reize, die unsere Entscheidungen beeinflussen. Darum greift unser Gehirn auf mentale Abkürzungen zurück, um Energie zu sparen. Das nutzen auch Betrüger aus. Sie erzeugen Druck, Dringlichkeit oder Vertrauen, um uns zu täuschen. 🧠

Tipp: Atme durch, prüfe Absender & Inhalt – ein Moment des Innehaltens kann Fehler verhindern.

Mehr Informationen: https://www.dfn.de/unser-gehirn-liebt-abkuerzungen-7/

🚨An email pops up: “Quick! Can you upload the contract here? My VPN’s down!”

It looks like your colleague. It feels urgent. But is it real? 👀

Smishing messages like these exploit trust and urgency, making us act before we think.

It’s easy to slip into autopilot when we’re busy.

But #digitalmindfulness means slowing down, even if for just a few seconds.

🔗 Watch our latest animated video and explore the 2025 #GEANTCybersecurity campaign: https://security.geant.org/cybersecurity-campaign-2025/

Be mindful. Stay safe.

Digitale Achtsamkeit? Durchaus sinnvoll!

Im Rahmen einer Sensibilisierungskampagne erklären Fachleute von GÉANT mit Unterstützung des DFN-Vereins, warum es sich auch im Hinblick auf das Thema Cybersicherheit lohnt, einen Moment innezuhalten.

Weitere Infos zur Kampagne finden Sie hier: https://www.dfn.de/cybersecurity-campaign-2025/

@geant @DFN #Cybersecurity #ITSecurity #cybermindfulness #CyberSec #geantcybersecurity

Cybersecurity awareness doesn’t happen overnight. Real change takes time, and a thoughtful approach.

What do you do? Start building a structured, iterative approach—one that grows with your people & your organisation.

Join us for our next #GEANTCybersecurity webinar with Rosanne Pouw from @SURF to explore how the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) model can help you move beyond isolated initiatives.

Think of it as #digitalmindfulness exercise for your organisation.

🔗 Register: https://events.geant.org/event/1964/

Phishing emails are getting harder to spot, especially with AI’s help. And that’s the point!

They’re designed to make you act fast, not think twice.

▶️ Look through the images below, reflect, and ask yourself: What would you do?

💬 And share your tips with us: How do you spot a phishing email?

🔜 Let’s take our #digitalmindfulness journey further: Join our upcoming #GEANTCybersecurity webinar with Rosanne Pouw (13 Nov): https://events.geant.org/event/1964/

💸 “Earn €1,000 a week. 100% safe. Limited time only!”

It looks tempting. Everyone else seems to be doing it. And the inner voice says: what if it’s real?

That’s exactly how cyber criminals exploit social engineering tactics like curiosity, greed, and FOMO to get us to fall for the bait.

When something sounds too good to be true, pause & breathe. Try box breathing (4–4–4–4) to reset before you click.

🔗 Explore the 2025 #GEANTCybersecurity campaign: https://security.geant.org/cybersecurity-campaign-2025/

🧘 🪷 Be Mindful, Stay Safe – mit der #GEANTCybersecurity Campaign!🛡️

🚨 Webinar-Tipp: AI, Cybersecurity, and the human factor: Building Resilience in the Age of Intelligent Threats

Dr. Maria Bada von der Queen Mary University of London, zeigt, wie #KI dazu benutzt wird, um Angriffe zu automatisieren, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und die menschliche Psyche auszutricksen.

Wann: 23. Oktober 2025 | 15:00 – 16:00 CEST | Online
📅 Jetzt anmelden und dabei sein:
🔗 https://events.geant.org/event/1941/

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“Take a breath, take a step back. Critical thinking is now the key when using technology,” says Dr Maria Bada, behavioural scientist and presenter at our upcoming #GEANTCybersecurity webinar.

#AI is changing how we work, and how we’re deceived. Scammers know trust is the real target.

Join GÉANT and Dr Maria Bada for a deep dive into the human side of AI-driven threats—and how to stay one step ahead.

🔗 Register: https://events.geant.org/event/1941/

💡 Read the interview: https://edu.nl/9puwg