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Care to guess what the #1 security weakness is in your business office?
If you didn’t answer “My employees”, you’re wrong.
Phishing has become the most common and most successful way that hackers compromise business networks today.
To improve security practices in your office, it’s important to consistently train and re-train your staff on the latest Phishing exploits they will see in:
- E-mail attachments
- E-mail links embedded in e-mails
- Web sites that have weak security and are launching pads for malware downloads.
- Social Media
- Pop-up messages prompting them to call a number for “support”
- Bogus phone calls from “Microsoft” or “tech support”
After you train them, you need to follow-up with testing to see if they learned the lesson conveyed in the testing. Use a test Phishing system like PhishMe to send your staff fake phishing messages and see how they react. Then use this information to improve your training system. Remember, consistent and regular security training is the Key Component in an effective malware defense strategy.
