Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kristin Weber

Date: 10 September 2026 | 15:00–16:00 CEST | Online

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Small habits, big impact

To kick off the GÉANT awareness campaign 2026 “Small habits. Big impact”, we are delighted to invite you to our webinar with keynote speaker Prof. Dr. Kristin Weber, an expert on the human factor in information security.

Habits shape our everyday lives. We perform hundreds of habits every day – often without actively realising it. A notification about a new message appears? We open the app. The phone rings? We pick it up. Coffee after lunch, brushing our teeth before going to bed, fastening our seatbelt when we get into the car …

Habits also influence our security behaviour. Do we (always) check a link in an e-mail before we click on it? Do we (always) lock our screen when leaving the desk? Are we suspicious when someone asks for our password?

Habits are a powerful tool we can use to influence the way people behave in the workplace. Once we understand how habits are formed and how we can support their formation, we can both break “bad” (insecure) habits and build “good” (secure) habits. The most promising approach is to create or identify very small behaviours and turn them into tiny habits.

This talk will provide psychological insights into habits, how they work and how they can be formed, using examples from both everyday life and the information security field.

About the speaker

Prof. Dr. Kristin Weber is Vice President for Digitalisation and CIO at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS). As a professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Systems, she conducts research and teaches on the human factor in information security.

Kristin Weber is also an author, speaker, and consultant in information security awareness, ISMS, data governance, and data quality management. She served as Information Security Officer at THWS from 2017 to 2024.

Who should attend?

This webinar is for anyone interested in the human side of cybersecurity and how small changes in behaviour can lead to better security.

Whether you work in security awareness, communications or another role where you help people work more securely, you’ll gain practical insights into how habits are formed and how you can support secure habits within your organisation.

No prior knowledge of behavioural science is required.