There are so many ways that your company can be breached. However, the most common ones all involve getting your hard-working staff to let them in. Keeping security at the forefront of their minds with short regular training videos and questionnaires will surely make your business harder to penetrate.
Cyber Security
Cyber Security Awareness Training
Qbit can help educate employees, using simulated phishing attacks and security awareness programs.
Why Educate?
Training staff to recognise cyber security threats is highly recommended by the Australian Goverment and is important for several reasons:
- First line of defense: Staff members are often the first line of defence against cyber attacks. By training them to recognise potential threats through cyber security awareness training, they can take action to prevent or mitigate an attack before it causes significant damage.
- Risk reduction: Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, and it’s essential for staff to be aware of the latest tactics and techniques used by cybercriminals. Training can help reduce the risk of a successful attack by teaching staff how to identify and respond to potential threats.
- Compliance: Many industries are subject to strict regulations regarding data security, such as HIPAA and PCI-DSS. Training staff on cyber security can help ensure compliance with these regulations and avoid penalties.
- Business continuity: Cyber attacks can disrupt operations and harm a company’s reputation. By training staff to recognise and respond to threats, a company can minimise the impact of an attack and ensure business continuity.
- Cost savings: Training staff can be less expensive than other forms of cybersecurity, such as purchasing and maintaining expensive software. Additionally, a security incident caused by staff unawareness can lead to significant financial losses.
- Empowerment: training staff to recognise and respond to cyber security threats empowers them to take action to protect the organisation, and also can foster a culture of security within the organisation.
Simulated phishing attacks
Contact Qbit today to find out how we can deploy relatively inexpensive recurring online Cyber Security training and phishing simulations
A company should run simulated phishing attacks for several reasons:
- Risk assessment: Simulated phishing attacks can help a company identify vulnerabilities in its security posture and assess the risk of a real phishing attack.
- Employee awareness: Simulated phishing attacks can raise employee awareness of the risks associated with phishing and the importance of cybersecurity. This can help reduce the risk of a successful attack.
- Training: By running simulated phishing attacks, a company can train its staff on how to recognise and respond to phishing attempts, making them more likely to identify and report a real phishing attempt.
- Compliance: Many organisations are subject to strict regulations requiring regular security testing. Simulated phishing can help an organisation comply with these regulations.
- Continuous improvement: Regularly running simulated phishing attacks can help a company identify and fix vulnerabilities in its security posture, allowing it to continuously improve its defenses against phishing.
- Measuring effectiveness: Simulated phishing attacks allow organisations to measure the effectiveness of their security awareness training and measure the overall security culture within the organisation.
- Cost savings: By identifying and mitigating the risk of a phishing attack, simulated phishing can help an organisation avoid the high costs of a real attack, including lost business, legal expenses, and damage to reputation.