The Cybersecurity Psychology Framework: a Pre-Cognitive Vulnerability Assessment

I am writing to introduce you to the Cybersecurity Psychology Framework (CPF), a groundbreaking interdisciplinary model designed to address the root causes of human-factor vulnerabilities in cybersecurity. Unlike traditional approaches that focus solely on technical controls or superficial awareness training, the CPF leverages insights from psychoanalytic theory, cognitive psychology, and AI-human interaction research to identify and mitigate pre-cognitive risks within organizational environments.

Key Features of the CPF: Proactive Risk Identification: The framework maps 100 empirically grounded indicators across 10 categories—including authority-based biases, temporal pressures, group dynamics, and AI-specific vulnerabilities—to predict security gaps before they are exploited.

Privacy-Preserving Methodology: The CPF uses aggregated behavioral patterns and group-level analysis, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations while avoiding individual profiling.

Actionable Insights: A ternary scoring system (Green/Yellow/Red) provides clear, prioritized recommendations for mitigating psychological vulnerabilities tied to specific attack vectors (e.g., social engineering, insider threats).

Interdisciplinary Foundation: The CPF integrates decades of research from neuroscience, behavioral economics, and psychoanalysis (e.g., Bion’s group dynamics, Kahneman’s dual-process theory) to address unconscious decision-making processes that dominate security behaviors.

Why This Matters: With human factors contributing to 85% of security incidents, organizations must evolve beyond technical fixes. The CPF offers a scientifically rigorous yet practical framework to:

Reduce susceptibility to social engineering and insider threats.

Enhance security culture by addressing systemic psychological blind spots.

Prepare for AI-driven threats where human biases interact with algorithmic systems.

Collaboration Opportunity: We are currently seeking pilot partners to validate the CPF in real-world environments. Organizations participating in the pilot will receive:

A comprehensive assessment of their psychological security posture.

Customized recommendations for mitigating identified vulnerabilities.

Early access to the CPF tools and methodologies.

I would be delighted to schedule a brief meeting to discuss how the CPF could complement your organization’s security strategy. For more details, you can explore the framework’s documentation at https://cpf3.org or review its development on GitHub https://github.com/xbeat/CPF.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to the possibility of collaborating to redefine the future of human-centric cybersecurity.

Sincerely, Giuseppe Canale, CISSP