We know enough about cyber threats. Today, let’s get straight into the various security training programs. The ideal program should include exercises such as:
Clean Desk Policy
Your desk where you work must be clean when not in use. Things such as sticky notes, printouts, papers, and credentials, sensitive and confidential data must be placed in the locked drawers to keep them safe from thieves and criminals.
Managing data
There are a lot of backup data of customers and employees which they are not aware of. The importance of this data is often neglected by the employees. If such kind of data might fall into the hands of cybercriminals, it may play havoc with their privacies.
Safe internet search
It is very important to go safe on the internet for companies. Training programs must involve safe internet browsing to keep attackers at bay. How can employees go for safe searching?
- Employees should be aware of the phishing attacks and should never visit any malicious link.
- If anyone sees pop-up windows, it is better to ignore without any second thought because it may invite risks.
- Thirdly, restrict yourself from installing software from unknown sources. These unknown links may try to attract you by offering free software which actually can harm your system.
Social Networking Dangers
For instance, Facebook and twitter shared the information of its users to third parties. Thus, various social networking sites are no more secure or trustworthy. This step of social networking websites enabled cybercriminals to perform phishing attacks. Therefore, companies ensure that they have a viable social networking training program to prevent the loss of critical data.
Moreover, as an employer, you can suggest your employees not to share any crucial information to unknown sites. For example, tell them to see the difference between www.yahoo.com and www.yahooo.com
Hoaxes
A hoax is defined as a falsehood that is used to harm the users through emails. To illustrate: you might get a hoax which is kind of fake information like- your computer is going to be badly affected if you don’t turn off it at 2 a.m. on Thursday 13th.
An effective software training program must teach employees about hoaxes and how to respond to them. If anyone finds such kind of fake emails, never be late to inform the IT security department.
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