How can organizations foster a workplace environment that enables employees to acquire the skills needed to keep cyber-threats at bay?
Since human error has a well-documented history of causing many breaches, no organization can afford to overlook the importance of ensuring that its employees are aware of online dangers. This is mainly why the first instalment in our series of articles to mark this year’s Antimalware Day will outline five ideas for creating a culture that inspires staff to stay on their toes and with cybersecurity top of mind.
Establish an email address for queries
Creating an email account where employees can send their questions on any and all things cybersecurity provides for a good start and has multiple benefits. For one thing, the designated email account can encourage employees to come forward and ask questions that they might not otherwise ask. Employers can also ask their staff to forward suspiciously-looking emails to the address for review, which can help the employees become more astute at recognizing fraudulent email messages. The messages can also be used for organizing training sessions that will benefit the other employees and the company as a whole.
Set up an early warning system
To counter malicious spam campaigns, it’s worth considering establishing a dynamic and proactive early warning procedure that allows for alerting the entire company and keeping all employees informed that a malicious campaign is circulating. This can cut the risk that an unsuspecting employee will fall for the trap, putting organizational, employee and cust ..
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