Think about how many scam emails and texts you receive daily to your personal and business accounts. It’s a lot. Enter security awareness training, a way to teach your staff about phishing scams – and how to avoid them.
In this day and age, phishing attacks are on the rise and it’s not a matter of if your business will be targeted, but when.
Experts say more than 3 billion fraudulent emails are sent annually, costing businesses billions.
When you know the numbers, you know that it’s a serious issue and investing in security awareness training can help.
So, what is it? Security awareness training is a way to educate your staff on threats they might see in their work life and how to protect themselves. Experts can train your staff by using games, quizzes and other informative measures so they not only learn – but so they can take it with them and apply it on the job.
It is important to do this kind of training regularly as scams change and evolve and can fool even the savviest Internet user.
No organization wants to deal with the fallout of a data breach – which can devastate or even bankrupt a small business.
By offering this training, you turn your employees into front-line workers against phishing scams and build a culture that’s focused on security.
And you need to train ALL employees – everyone plays a role.
The training works, when it’s done properly. About 80 percent of data breaches are caused by human error. And a trained and savvy employee is less likely to be scammed.
There are many reasons people might fall for a scam. But don’t let a lack of training and awareness be among them.
AccuNet Inc.
If you have questions about phishing scams and training, we can help. Contact us today!
