How to train your employees on cybersecurity best practices
Introduction
As organizations increasingly invest in mission-critical infrastructure, they must protect themselves against a wide variety of threats that could compromise their most private data. Humans, regardless of role or profile, are always the organization’s weakest link. They either don’t realize that anything is broken or they forget to fix it. Cyberattacks on a massive scale are occurring because of human error.
Employees are a common target of social engineering attacks, which rely on the victim’s naivety to convince them to click on malicious links that would ultimately lead them to the attacker’s domain. Even if the worker isn’t taken to a new page, he or she may still be able to download and install malware on the company’s computers. Large volumes of private information, such as customers’ personal details, financial records, etc., are being handled by businesses today.
Training employees is crucial, as it helps protect both the individual and the company. Training is risky for both individuals and the company as a whole, necessitating some form of in-house provision at all times. Employees who have received training on data protection and privacy regulations related to it have a greater ability to follow basic security measures, such as knowing which links to click or…
