Employees, even the most loyal, hardworking and dedicated ones, could inadvertently be the source of your most dangerous security breaches, including data theft, industrial espionage, blatant hacks and viruses. They could be exposing you to non-compliance litigation without even realising it.
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When it comes to data security, Microsoft follows a shared responsibility model. In this model, they differentiate between the processor role, which is that of Microsoft, the software vender and your IT team. The controller role, on the other hand, rests firmly with the user and herein lies your biggest risk.
Microsoft’s responsibilities include the prevention of hardware and software failure, uptime during natural disasters and power outages, as well as to respond to the required functionality based on it being an authorised user requesting the service. The IT team supports this responsibility by deploying security software such as e-mail protection and firewalls as well as configuring the software so it is secure, authenticated and impermeable by malicious parties.
The controller or user is responsible for not making human errors and preventing the system from hackers and phishing attacks, and it is these last two that are potentially the most deadly.
With everyone working from home these days and much of the software self-service, coupled with Microsoft’s frequent updates and automatic patch installations, even novice users are getting used to the concept of assisting themselves. Hackers and phishing attackers are exploiting the empowered user’s naivety to take control of their PCs and potentially the system. It is generally human error that results in security breach ..
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