The biggest cyber security threat that businesses have to tackle is much closer than you’d think. Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations report – found human error to be a key driver in 82% of breaches, which is why it is crucial for businesses to address cyber security awareness in the workplace and ensure that employees are equipped with the right guidance and resources to help minimise the risk to the organisation.

When it comes to cyber security, engaging your workforce can be difficult, so focusing on simple but effective best practices is key. Here are 10 behaviours to encourage among your colleagues to best tackle rising cyber threats.

Be an Email Sceptic

According to Cisco’s 2021 Cyber Threat Trends Report, phishing is responsible for 90% of attacks. Social engineering tactics are designed to fool humans, so if we consider that human error is the number one cause of cyber incidents, it makes sense that methods like phishing are among the most popular for hackers. It’s therefore vital that business employees are wary of emails coming into their inbox and always err on the side of caution.

Advice for your employees:

If you receive an email asking you to click on a link, always check the spelling of the URL and the sender’s email to see if it’s genuine. It can also be wise to consider the language style of the email. If it has a tone of urgency or contains a lot of grammatical errors, you should be very hesitant about opening any links and attachments. If you suspect a phishing email, report it to the security team.

Use MFA

Using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) adds an additional layer of security, making it harder for an attacker to gain access. There have been cases where simply using MFA would have (Read more...)