Your Own Employees are Your Biggest Threat

Your Own Employees are Your Biggest Threat — and Last Line of Defense Against a Ransomware Attack on Your Business

Major ransomware attacks are on the rise across the country, not just taking down single businesses, but entire infrastructure systems. The cybercriminals are gaining in sophistication, finding more clever ways to hack into your network. They hold your systems and data hostage and demand payment.

What can your business do about it?

Train Your Employees!

In the past, cybercrime was easier to notice and avoid. Today, the criminals are savvy and can fool even those who are watching and aware. Your employees are answering phone calls and emails all day every day, and they need to be well trained and hyper aware of the dangers around them. All it takes is one employee responding to a bogus email, or providing a bit of information on a phone call, to allow a cybercriminal access to your network.

Most employees already know to ignore emails from people they don’t know, and never click a link from an unknown sender. But increasingly bogus emails are looking exactly like real ones. Phone calls can seem to be from legit sources, and the person on the other end knows exactly how to gain trust and extract information.

mPowered IT CEO John Mamon is a huge advocate for training employees to protect the employer’s business. “We have extensive technology to protect businesses from all kinds of security threats, and they work extremely well,” he explained. “But one employee can innocently give a hacker enough info to get into your system and hold your data hostage. The employee won’t even know they did anything wrong.”

Small businesses are ripe for ransomware attacks

Most small business don’t have real security measures in place, or the security they have is outdated and ineffective. Security measures have to keep innovating to stay ahead of cybercriminals, who spend all day every day thinking up more devious ways to get your data, take your money, or both.

To stay ahead of the criminals, you need an MSP who focuses on security, stays ahead of security technology, and can train your employees to be the last line of defense.

For more information, call mPowered IT at 678–389–6200 or visit mpoweredit.com.