Kathleen Cowan
Kathleen Cowan is a Commercial Airline Captain with almost 22 years’ experience with an Australian commercial airline. She holds a Bachelor of Aviation with a focus in Human Factors and has spent her career operating within safety-critical environments.
Prior to joining the airline industry, Kathleen was a Senior Grade 1 Multi-Engine Flying Instructor. She is currently a Human Factors Facilitator and an approved Line-Oriented Safety Audit (LOSA) auditor within her airline’s Safety Management System.
Kathleen is passionate about helping organisations understand the impact of human performance on safety, decision-making, and operational outcomes, and how human factors principles can help build safer and more resilient organisations.
The human factor - An aviation lense on cyber security
An airline captain and cyber practitioners apply aviation safety models, including Swiss Cheese and SHELL, to redesign security around real human performance.
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Hear from the most influential leaders and experts who will discuss pressing issues and emerging trends in cyber security.
