Your business is already compromised by insider threats
You don’t need a computer science degree to know you don’t want your data leaked.
As modern technology emerges at a breakneck pace and skews the playing field, criminals are always one step ahead with complex, harder-to-detect cyber threats. However, even with their expertise, the chances of them targeting your organization with a full infrastructural assault is not what you should fear the most.
Your watchful eye should be extended to your own employees.
Over 90% of cybersecurity issues originate from human error within the affected organization, not from the outside like you may fear. There’s nothing threat actors love more than the cyber illiterate, a vulnerable population they depend on when conducting their next attack. People mistakenly click on phishing emails or set short, weak passwords simply because they don’t know any better.
As a result, they lose access to their account, or their identity altogether.
We, as humans, have limitations, exhaustion, and a natural need to find the shortest way to perform a task. Sometimes, we can even make a mistake without any real “rhyme or reason.” Our flaws are the core of human experience, but at the end of the day, they’re also what threat actors aim to exploit.
The worst part is… it works.
Your staff needs security awareness training
Luckily, cyber illiteracy is a curable curse but it takes time, investment, and full dedication to fully address. While, yes, reducing any technical and operational risks is essential, you must remember the human approach–we love learning new things!
Whether it be from our own mistakes or a really good book, humans go out of their way to learn about making their individual experiences easier. In cybersecurity—especially for those who aren’t especially technically savvy—the best way to teach is through training courses.
Educating your employees is a priority for their own online safety, but especially for your organization.
Investing in cybersecurity training allows your employees to make informed decisions and weigh suspicious situations with the right lens as they interact with the internet. Human error—the part of cybersecurity that can’t formally be detected by software or metrics—is drastically reduced if your employees are well versed in cyber literacy. No number of firewalls or detection systems could save your data if someone uninformed accidentally downloads malware from a phishing email.
An effective security awareness training course should cover the basics
Examples of the most prominent cybersecurity threats to employees are:
- Phishing/malware
- Password safety
- Mobile device security
- Remote/Wi-Fi Security
- Compliance
Although phishing is the most common threat businesses face daily, doubling over the COVID-19 pandemic, all basic aspects of cybersecurity are just as important and should be taught.
But cybersecurity is not a one-size-fits-all topic.
You need industry-specific security training that understands what compliance your organization needs to meet, and how best to get there. You need training that addresses personal use safety, like mobile phone security and public Wi-fi usage.
Before your administrator accidentally clicks on a suspicious link and costs you millions in lawsuits and identity theft, step ahead of the curve.
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