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The Most Common Threat To Your Data and How to Prevent It

Do you know what the most common cause of data hacking is in the modern age? Despite the stereotypical perception, it is not the young technical wizard spending days finding a network’s flaw to force an entry through the code. The most common problem is “hacking the human”. This is where hackers and fraudsters go after the users as a means of access and rely on their errors.

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It Starts with an Email

Over 90% of all types of cybercrime begin with an email. A fraudulent message will claim that the user must click a link to download a file or to log in with their security details. Such emails are becoming increasingly complex to fool the spam filters presently used to counter them. Most filters eliminate most email threats, but they are never 100% effective, and a few will always slip through the net. When they do and the person receiving the email assumes it is legitimate, there can be no end of problems for gatekeepers of such data and those to whom it is sensitive.

Technology Alone is Not Enough

We all – public users and business alike – rely on technology every day of our lives. Some businesses wouldn’t be able to run without it. To ensure your business is safe, you need technology such as spam filters and anti-virus software and keep them up to date to cope with new threats appearing daily. These are the last line of defence in most cases.

It’s amazing that we have such great technology available to ensure our data and systems are safe from scammers and fraudsters. However, this technology can only do so much. For a more sustainable solution, it’s better to treat the cause and not just the symptoms. As already mentioned, the access method is low-tech, relying on lack of experience of the user and mimicking the types of emails we receive every day to fool users into clicking a link. Fortunately, there is a better way to help you protect and preserve your sensitive data, and it’s simple: user training.

KnowBe4: Human Error Conquered

User training is the cure for some of technology’s most common data hacking problems such as:

• Ransomware – malware that encrypts data on a system and threatens to destroy it if a ransom is not paid
• CEO Fraud – a fraudster claims to be CEO of a supplier requesting alteration of bank details on record to another account (which is a fraudulent account)
• Phishing – sending fraudulent emails claiming to be from reputable institutions such as HMRC, clients or suppliers

Employees skilled enough to identify problems can complement your technological tools designed to stop data breaches and hacks.

There are many professional training services. But the best presently available is KnowBe4. It’s a managed security training system designed to aid users in understanding the problems they will face every day, raise awareness, and educate users on how to deal with such problems.

Are you a business currently looking at options for improving your data security?

First Stop IT can help you reduce the risk of malware infection and data loss through tailored and effective employee training. For more information contact us here or call us now on 0345 450 7876

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