It’s no longer a myth, cyberattacks are real. Today, digital is an important part of our society. The consequences of a cyber-attack can be disastrous financially and morally. Cybersecurity is becoming a top priority for businesses.
Here are 3 good reasons to make employees aware of cybersecurity:
«Most computer problems lie between the keyboard and the chair».
Klaus Klages.
1. To better secure you.
Raising the awareness of your family or employees about the protection of your data has become a necessity
. Whether for the protection of your personal data, your bank details or confidential files, risks are ubiquitous:
To avoid sabotage:
In the first place, there is
sabotage
which is
defined as computer vandalism
.
It aims to harm the proper functioning of the computer system by removing data
, such as the famous Trojan Horse. In fact, an uninformed employee can easily click on advertisements or go to unsecure sites and thus download malware without even noticing it.
These viruses can then have enormous consequences on the economy and the confidentiality of your business
.
Computer sabotage
To avoid phishing and ransomware:
We also have,
cybercrime
which manifests itself through malicious acts such as
phishing
or
ransomware
. The Phishing technique aims
to usurp you to access your personal information or your bank details, to make a bad use of it
. The Ransomware, meanwhile,
uses a program that will paralyze your computer system
. Thus, the hacker will ask you to pay a ransom against the decryption key of your data.
A non-sensitized employee who responds to a malicious e-mail can therefore affect the confidentiality of the personal data of the company
.
Phishing & Ransomware
To avoid computer espionage:
On the other hand, companies are also targeted by
computer espionage
. This is a
recurring technique that aims to recover your data in the utmost discretion
. For example, an untrained employee could leave confidential information on a USB key that he would take home without imagining that he could be stolen.
Computer espionage
It is therefore important
to communicate
to your employees
the best practices to adopt to avoid intrusions
.
2. To reassure your customers, partners and prospects.
The security
of a website or web application is a
key factor for your stakeholders
.
A prospect who feels
confident
will want to
buy more on a site
. A customer who feels
safe
will have a
positive image of your business
. Finally, a partner will be reassured to know that your site is secure and that your employees are aware. By communicating to your stakeholders that your employees are aware of cybersecurity,
you are different from your competitors
. You make cybersecurity your
new competitive advantage
.
3. To protect your employees.
An employee who is not aware can cause a lot of damage to computer security
. It is the main route of entry for hackers during an attack. A simple email inadvertently opened may cause the closure of the business or create a significant malfunction. It is important to
reduce the impact of an intrusion
that could be amplified by employees unaware of the dangers and good practices. Indeed, bad habits would tend to create a
“snowball effect”
amplifying the impact on the entire company.
By educating your employees
about methods, risks and threats, you reduce the impact of an intrusion and more, you allow them to protect themselves in their daily and personal lives as well.
By adopting best practices
, your employee will feel more alert and avoid unpleasant surprises. He will surely talk about it to his relatives, which will reduce the overall impact of the threats.
By raising the awareness of your employees
, there are tens or even hundreds of people who will become
cyber-vigilant
.
The goal is to “block” any pathway to hackers
.
Be careful,
you must make your employees aware and not convince them
. They must be
aware of the dangers and feel concerned
. As you can see, it’s not enough to have security tools to protect you.
« Teach your employees to become cyber-vigilant! »
For this,
HTTPCS has set up training and awareness modules
to educate your stakeholders to assimilate good practices in computer security. Each training is
also adapted to your sector of activity
.
I WISH TO EDUCATE MY EMPLOYEES ABOUT THIS!
And you, what do you do to make your employees aware?
