HBR Insights Future of Business Boxed Set (8 Books)

 

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THE KEY TO BETTER CYBERSECURITY

Keep Employee Rules Simple

by Maarten Van Horenbeeck

It’s a common adage that employees are the weak link in corporate cybersecurity. But I believe they are also the best defense, if they are given policies that are easy to follow and not too numerous and complex. Employee security training and best practices need to be user friendly and simple to be effective.

Cyberattackers don’t need to have advanced hacking skills to break into corporate networks; they just need to know how to trick people into opening attachments and clicking on links. Phishing attacks are the cause of 90% of all data breaches and security incidents, according to the latest Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.¹ Clearly, employees ...