Your staff are your weakest link. They innocently click a link or open an email that they receive from a criminal and despite you having other good security protection services in place this one gets through and you end up with a breach.
Staff awareness training is proven to significantly reduce the incidence of breaches. There are free tools to get you going however, for £2-3 per month per employee you will get comprehensive staff training and some simulated attacks to test where you need a bit more educating.
It is a trvial amount of time each month for each employee to watch a 2-5 minute video and the results will be significant.
Cyberattacks are getting more sophisticated by the minute. With human errors inevitable and data breaches potentially being so damaging to your brand and bottom line, it pays to invest in your employees now. In addition, there has been a massive migration to remote working in the last 18 months and the need for stronger cybersecurity protocols for decentralised work environments is vital.
FortNet has a solution to launch on-demand security awareness training and simulated phishing emails to empower your employees to spot potential dangers and make the right decisions.
Watch the short interview between Simon Clark and Elias Kanaris specifically about this topic.