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help them become an effective first line of defence . Employees need to know not only how to recognise phishing mails , for example , but to understand why and how to create strong passwords and ensure their own and company data is protected .
Training on top of education is also viewed as a cornerstone of building better security for companies embarking on their own recovery roadmaps .
Senior IEEE member and professor of cybersecurity at Ulster University , Kevin Curran concurs : “ As companies begin their recovery roadmaps and the hybrid working model which will likely follow the pandemic , cybersecurity training will prove vital , as people are often the weakest link in security . As such , it is important to ensure all employees are well trained on aspects such as cyber security best practice , including phishing and data sharing practices , keeping software updated , unique strong passwords and enabling two-factor authentication . The first line of defence for organisations to stop some attacks is to simply educate employees about the dangers of clicking on links . “ There has recently been a new movement where security teams send phishing emails containing fake malware to their employees which , when activated , simply leads them to a site telling them about their mistake and educating them on the dangers of what they did . Education is crucial . The move towards fully remote working is an obvious risk . Some organisations will have built policies and procedures over many years which protect staff and the organisation ' s infrastructure . However , unless a significant percentage of employees had previous access to proper remote access technologies , there is a real risk of them making bad choices .”
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