How to Become World Class at Cyber Hygiene


In a recent podcast from England Rugby Union coach Eddie Jones, he made reference to the adage about trying to be “world-class at things that require zero effort.”    


Relating that adage to the work environment, people can become world-class in some ways that require ‘zero effort’:


Being on time for online meetings  
Paying attention during meetings
Looking at the person you’re speaking to instead of looking at your phone
Being polite
Tidying up after yourself when you leave a desk

Most people know about cyber hygiene best practices, but they often ignore them. The question is, how do we make people become world-class at them? That way, they become zero-effort activities people include in work and personal online lives.


Breaking Bad Cyber Hygiene Habits


In a Harvard Business Review article, Dante Disparte and Chris Furlow explained how cyber hygiene training can help improve cybersecurity at work. With any cyber threat, “the first and last line of defense is prepared leaders and employees.”


They argue that untrained people are every bit as dangerous as malicious code to the organization. With people being a potential problem for cybersecurity, how do we go about changing that? 


Another key to cybersecurity is fixing your employees’ bad habits. In another Harvard Business Review article, Alex Blau writes: “One lament that echos in information security circles is that we’re not doing enough to deal with cybersecurity’s biggest, most persistent threat — human behavior.”


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