Let me start by making a bold statement right up front and then explaining myself. The bold statement is that you have a false sense of security about the safety of your network; that includes all the data within that network and every online aspect of all business dealings and transactions you and everyone in your organization does.
If you doubt me, answer this question: "If our network is protected by a top antivirus program and we have a high-end firewall in place, why is it that we routinely get malware infections throughout the organization that need to be cleaned up and removed by the guys in IT?"
All it takes is one employee to click one link on one phishing email and your network is hacked-plain and simple. Seriously, don't you think the large corporations you hear about that get hacked have a Firewall, anti-virus software and the Best IT Guys? Of course they do. And they also have untrained gullible employees who fall for the many cyberheist schemes that are sent their way daily.
Probably one of the most harmful aspect of a person's mindset or attitude toward a business or organization is having a false sense of security. But this is not just a subjective thing I am talking about. A false sense of security, from a business viewpoint, translates directly to your network security and that affects the daily functionality of your organization and runs as deep as your bank accounts.
"If your organization has not yet fallen victim to a cyberheist, it is not because your network is invulnerable, it is because you have been lucky. It is only because you have not yet been targeted..."
Cybercrime is a growing problem for businesses small and large, non-profit organizations, churches and government agencies. Cybercrime is no longer just a lone hacker typing away in a dark basement trying to gain access to a protected network for fun. Cybercrime today is big business, organized and funded by substantial resources all aimed at stealing money and data from legitimate organizations.
The cybercrime problem is beyond the scope of your anti-virus software, beyond the protection of your network firewall and beyond just about any other preventative measure you've taken, if all your employees are not thoroughly trained to deal with the sophisticated Internet scams and phishing emails that are coming their way on a daily basis.
The weak link in many of these attacks are the individuals who are not knowledgeable about the tricks cyber hackers use such as phishing and spoofing. Internet security training, until now, has not been an essential part of many organization's knowledge base. But as the potential risks and heightened financial losses mount, Internet security training has become a necessity for businesses and individuals.
Jamie Sene
Jamie Sene has over 20 years' experience in marketing and transactional sales from working in the private sector, public companies and his own businesses; he has a broad and proven track record both in marketing and sales. Jamie started his business career in sales in his early twenties, selling in various direct sales and telesales companies. This is where he learned the fundamentals of selling. Later on Jamie got deeply into sales management, becoming Vice President of Sales for a national consulting firm. After years of successful selling Jamie moved over into marketing where he established and successfully ran marketing departments for several publically held international companies (SmartForce, SmartCertify, Skillsoft, FleetMatics). Today, he works as a freelance marketer. If you want to find out how many of your employees easily fall for these types of network intrusion scams, go to this website and set up a free phishing test of your employees: http://www.knowbe4.com
