latest intelligence
awareness is found to be lacking among
the UAE’s workforce.
The Proofpoint survey revealed the
common employee mistakes that
increase an organisation’s risk of attack
include poor password hygiene (29%),
mishandling of sensitive information (25%),
falling victim to phishing attacks (24%)
and clicking on malicious links (20%).
Cyber criminals are also constantly
adapting their focus. For instance,
while the global workforce has shifted
largely to remote working, organisations
worldwide have seen their attack
surfaces widen and threat actors are all
too aware of this.
Remote working often means you aren’t
protected by the same safeguards
your office has in place; often adding
additional hurdles and requiring extra
vigilance when it comes to checking
in with colleagues or partners to verify
the authenticity of requests, and these
conditions have breathed new life into
the cyber threat landscape.
“The best protection for this rise in
remote working is a combination of
technology and people,” advises
Cosgrove. “It’s vital that businesses
invest in modern email security solutions
to detect and block as much of these
threats as possible, removing the guess
work from users.”
We recommend that organisations
prioritise a people-centric approach to
security that protects all parties (their
employees, customers and business
partners) against these threats, including
layered defences at the network edge,
email gateway, in the cloud, and at
the endpoint, along with strong user
education.
“A new approach is required. One
that puts people at the heart of cyber
defence – ensuring employees are
not just able to spot and deter attacks
but are acutely aware of their role in
keeping our organisations safe,”
added Cosgrove. u
With growing number of attacks and
a distributed workforce, how can
organisations ensure that their data
remains secure?
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