What Should You be Teaching Your New Hires About Data Security?
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Implementing a strategic plan for teaching new hires about data security is an important part of your company’s onboarding process. The weakest security link in any company are the people working there and you need to make sure those people know this. The best way to get this point across is presenting the following topics with a sense of urgency and fear. No one wants to be the person responsible for a data breach.
Do not click the link
Phishing emails are the easiest way for attackers to compromise your data. It is a best practice to teach your company to trust your gut when receiving phishing emails, if it looks suspicious, it probably is. Things like email domains, caps lock and redirecting links are all pin point signs of a phishing email. Here are some tips and tricks to help better detect these emails before you open them.
[contentblock id=74 img=gcb.png]- Anything with a hidden hyperlink is suspicious, if you hover your mouse over this link without clicking, it should tell you the true identity of the source or redirect site.
- Misspelling of email address or domain suffix
- Email content consists of wiring money to an external account
- A general rule, if you have never spoke to the person before, why would they be emailing you?
- Password length should be over 14 characters
- Must contain a special character
- Must contain a number
- Must contain a capital letter
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