While the cybersecurity department plays a crucial part in combatting data breaches, the employees within a company are frequently the primary defense line (or vulnerability). The statistics support this fact: IBM’s 2024 data breach analysis reveals that educating cybersecurity staff is the second most financially efficient risk mitigation tactic, resulting in a $232,867 decrease in the average data breach expense. Notably, when companies conducted extensive training sessions, the impact was even more prominent, saving $1.5 million (an increase of 33.9%) per breach for organizations.
Employee education begins with cybersecurity awareness initiatives, which instruct employees on identifying cyber assaults and preventing or lessening cyber incidents and data violations. The ultimate objective of cybersecurity awareness is to minimize human mistakes and decrease the likelihood of an organization experiencing a data breach.
Kara Sherrer, a contributor at TechRepublic Premium, delves into 10 important topics that every cybersecurity awareness training program should encompass and explains their significance.
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6. DEVICE HANDLING AND PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIA
Traditionally, desktop computers held the throne, but now, portable gadgets like laptops, tablets, and smartphones have assumed dominance. While these devices provide convenience, their mobility also poses a higher cybersecurity threat since they are more susceptible to hacking, loss, and theft.
In addition to establishing a strong endpoint security strategy and mobile device management guidelines, it is imperative to educate your team members about cybersecurity best practices for safeguarding their gadgets. These good practices encompass setting up passwords for devices, deactivating webcams as a default setting, and employing geofencing to track misplaced devices.
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