August 2016 - from HP Technology at Work
Even if your business is using updated software, firewalls, and antivirus protection, your employees could create a cybersecurity risk. Common errors that employees at all levels make when using technology may prove costly—or even fatal—for your company. How can you best protect your business?
The risks employees pose to your cybersecurity are serious. Two out of three data protection and privacy training professionals say employees are the weakest link in their efforts to maintain cybersecurity, while 60 percent say employees aren’t knowledgeable about potential risks their companies face. With the cost of cybercrime on the rise (for smaller companies, the cost rose by 12 percent in 2015 compared to 2013), this kind of ignorance poses a serious risk to your business.1
Understanding what employee actions endanger your business is key to preventing them. Common causes of employee-related cybercrime include:
