How CyberSmart are you? If you were to rate yourself will it be a 10/10 or? Now, how cyber smart are your employees? In October 2004, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Since then, the government and companies from various have been educating employees, customers and partners on online security.
That’s because as much as we all are thankful for the internet, the internet has its share of insecurities. There are so many hackers scrolling to and fro online looking for companies with weak security to exploit. Not only can your data be stolen, they can be damaged.
In order to protect your company’s systems, you may need to come up with a strong security policy and create awareness among your employees. You may also need to conduct periodic employee training in order to establish a safe cyberspace for your company.
Internet-connected devices play a role in our everyday lives both at home and at work. We use devices such as a smartphone, laptops, smart locks, doorbell cameras, voice-based assistants etc.
Cyber smartness involves being able to identify all of the internet-connected devices we use and analyse their impact. That is, their impact on our security, business and clients. Then, we need to take steps to reduce the risks of cyber insecurity.
Coronavirus has made more people work from home and there is often a thin line between our business and home environment. Too often, personal devices get used for work. There is a possibility that there could be data leakage. This could be caused by usage of poor passwords on devices or others having access to devices being used for office work.
As technology advances with 5G, artificial intelligence, extended reality etc, there would be an increase in the threats to our cyberspace. This is why we need to empower ourselves and employees to secure our data and cyber space.
You and your workers may also need simple and effective best practices for work-from-home security. This includes an awareness campaign to employees and their families on Cyber security. They would need to: learn how to use better passwords and how to secure their work from home devices.
Use highly secured platforms like Zoho Cliq where your team can safely share company’s files, data and collaborate.
Your company’s data is valuable information that mustn’t get into the wrong hands. One of the best ways to protect such data is by using highly secured platforms like Zoho. The best part is that Zoho has almost every app you need and it can integrate with so many third-party applications. This means that you can streamline your company’s work process on one safe platform.
Now that you know how to be Cyber smart, you may want to ensure that your work from home employees are as productive as you want. Zoho Remotely helps you solve that problem and helps you provide remote solutions to clients in real-time. While on that, check out our other articles on Zoho CRM and how Zoho SalesIQ can make your leads convert as fast as you want.
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