HELSINKI, FEBRUARY 2024 – Hoxhunt is proud to announce the appointment of Maxime Cartier as our new Head of Human Risk Management. Maxime has an impressive track record of developing Security Awareness, Behavior, and Culture programs for global companies across various industries, including manufacturing, aerospace and notably for retail in his previous role as Head of Security Culture & Competence at H&M Group.
Maxime’s appointment shows the importance Hoxhunt is placing on the evolution of Security Awareness Training (SAT) into the emerging Human Risk Management category, which goes beyond awareness to change risky behaviors and reduce cyber risks posed by and to people.
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The Head of Human Risk Management role
As the Head of Human Risk at Hoxhunt, Maxime is tasked with developing and executing a strategy that establishes Hoxhunt as a trail blazer in the Human Risk Management category. He will enrich the organization with essential knowledge and skills related to security awareness, behavior, and culture change to help guide its development of products and services towards effective human risk management.
Watch Maxime’s webinar on Human Risk Management 101
Maxime’s responsibilities include contributing to Hoxhunt’s product strategic vision with a comprehensive human risk management perspective. He will work closely with the Hoxhunt product teams to shape current and future product developments, features, and security awareness and training content, drawing from his expertise on industry challenges, needs, evolutions, best practices, and customer user stories.
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Human Risk Management evangelism
A significant part of his role involves enhancing the visibility, recognition, and influence of Hoxhunt in the human risk management category. Maxime will be doing public speaking and participating in events, communities, webinars, and trainings. Additionally, he will benefit Hoxhunt customers through strategic professional services, and provide training both internally and externally.
Maxime will keep abreast of the industry’s evolving needs and advocate for going beyond traditional security awareness and training. He believes in educating on best practices for effectively managing human risk, extending his insights not only to our customers but also to the broader community.
Q&A with Maxime
Why do you think Hoxhunt created this role for you?
Hoxhunt has built an amazing service that continuously delights our customers. But as security awareness dissolves into broader human risk management, the industry’s best practices are changing fast, and there is sometimes a disconnect between where organizations are today and where they ultimately want to be. I have already been on this journey from security awareness to holistic human risk management, and welcome the challenge of helping Hoxhunt better understand our customers and answer both their everyday challenges and long-term strategic shifts.
Why did you make the transition from security awareness, behavior and culture change leadership to this role?
In the past few years, security awareness teams across the globe have made a lot of progress in changing perceptions around cybersecurity and teaching essential skills to their staff. But there is so much left to do, with 80% of breaches still involving the human element.
I had a lot of fun creating and leading security behavior and culture change programs for global companies such as H&M, but two things have always driven my professional life: a quest for impact and a love for sharing knowledge and skills. That’s why I decided to continue my professional journey with Hoxhunt. In this position, I hope to have a positive impact that’s multiplied by hundreds of organizations using our products, and significantly help security teams in their journey to better connect to their colleagues and manage human risk.
What are you most looking forward to accomplishing with Hoxhunt, and why do you think we are the best place to do that?
I have witnessed first-hand the amazing impact Hoxhunt has on organisations: the real difference they make in creating security habits, in positively impacting culture and – putting it simply – making the world a little bit safer. This incredible team is made of some of the most talented and passionate people in the industry. I can't wait to get to build Hoxhunt with them. 🚀
Other articles and webinars featuring Maxime:
- Lacking cybersecurity budget? How human risk reduction is the cybersecurity metric that transformed my budget
- Webinar: Human Risk Management 101
- Webinar: 9 Cybersecurity Habits to Maximize SAT Engagement, with George Finney
- Webinar: How to Automate Better Phishing Simulations with AI
- Webinar: The future of Social Engineering, with Jessica Barker, PhD, MBE