Human Risk Management and Your Security Stack: Better Together (and Here’s Why)

Right-Hand’s Human Risk Management Essentials - Chapter 7

In our previous chapters, we’ve explored the fundamentals of HRM, how to create an effective plan, and the key differences between HRM and traditional Security Awareness Training (SAT).

Now, it’s time to look at one of HRM’s most powerful features—its ability to integrate with your existing security tech stack.

By connecting HRM with your tools, like SIEM, EDR, and DLP, you can transform how you manage human risk, providing real-time insights and automated responses that elevate your security posture.

HRM Integrates Your Security Solutions, Creating a Unified Platform???

Many organizations rely on a range of security tools to manage threats, from SIEM systems that detect anomalies to EDR solutions that respond to endpoint attacks. These tools generate a wealth of user data but often stop at creating alerts for SOC teams to address in real-time. What’s missing is the long-term behavior change that can reduce these alerts over time. That’s where HRM integration makes a difference.

By bringing all human-led alerts into a single platform, HRM makes risk measurable at all levels, providing targeted learning nudges to users when they need them most. This unified approach not only improves user behavior but also gives organizations a clearer picture of their security landscape, enabling more strategic decisions.

Through integration, organizations can refine their security postures, users can improve their behaviors, and security teams can reduce the volume of alerts generated by users.

It’s not just about managing alerts—it’s about preventing incidents before they occur, making your HRM program a core part of your organization’s defense strategy.

Common Types of HRM Integrations????

HRM integrates with various security platforms, absorbing alerts and delivering relevant training interventions. Here are some common types of integrations:

• Web Security: Protects against web-based threats like phishing and social engineering, preventing human errors and malicious activities.
• SIEM (Security Information and Event Management): Offers a centralized view of security events, helping detect, investigate, and respond to threats.
• EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response): Focuses on advanced endpoint threats, enhancing incident response times and providing deep insights into endpoint behaviors.
• DLP (Data Loss Prevention): Monitors data movement to prevent unauthorized transfers and ensure sensitive data remains secure.
• CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker): Provides control over cloud-based applications, ensuring compliance and managing cloud security risks.
• Email Security: Protects against email-based threats such as phishing and malware, preventing human errors and securing communication.

How Right-Hand Applies Integrations to HRM

At Right-Hand, our HRM platform integrates with tools like SIEM, EDR, Email Security, and DLP to provide visibility into which employees are most breach-prone. This integration helps organizations deliver real-time learning nudges, reduce security alerts, and make informed decisions about their security strategies.

What’s Next?

In the next chapter, we’ll explore the?Benefits of HRM, highlighting how it can transform your security culture and provide measurable advantages for your organization. Follow us on LinkedIn and visit?www.right-hand.ai?to continue your journey with us.

Want to know more?

The Future is Now: Introducing Human Risk Management - By Jinan Bulge, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester

What is Human Risk Management - Our in-depth article on the subject

Forrester’s The Human Risk Management Solutions Landscape, Q1 2024, a comprehensive overview of the HRM Industry and 15 vendors. We’ve published a summary/analysis of the report.

Our comprehensive Human Risk Management vs Traditional Security Awareness Cheat Sheet.

Right-Hand’s Human Risk Management Essentials

This is the seventh of 10 daily articles where we'll use our expertise to explain HRM's basic concepts, and applications, and how to start with it to move from traditional Security Awareness programs to a more sophisticated and effective path.

If you want to follow the whole series, please make sure you follow us here on LinkedIn and visit us at www.right-hand.ai

Previous chapters

Chapter 1 - What is Human Risk Management (HRM)?

Chapter 2 - The Building Blocks of HRM

Chapter 3 - Metrics that Matter in Human Risk Management (HRM)

Chapter 4 - The Stakeholders in Human Risk Management (HRM)

Chapter 5 - The Human Risk Management (HRM) Game Plan

Chapter 6 - Human Risk Management vs. Traditional Security Awareness Training (SAT)