Tech Time: Cybersecurity best practices for your employees

Recently, several major companies including Twitter, Marriott, SolarWinds, MGM Resorts, Zoom, to name a few, fell victim to cyberattacks. These attacks spanned a wide range of types, including malware, phishing, ransomware, denial of service, man-in-the-middle and zero-day exploits.

Though each of these corporations have substantial cybersecurity resources, they still fell victim to well-resourced attackers who used sophisticated means to gain unauthorized access to their systems and software. Some of the vulnerabilities bad actors exploit are technical in nature, like insecure software, yet the most significant security-related lapses can be attributed to human error.

For managers, solving the human factor in cybersecurity becomes the most crucial step in averting an attack, and this effort starts with turning employees into cybersecurity champions.

Adverse Effects of a Cyber Attack

Cyberattacks adversely affect both large and small organizations. While larger companies are more attractive targets because of the potential payoff, smaller businesses—including credit unions—represent softer targets and are an easily accessible training ground for novice hackers.

 

continue reading »