Certain information needs to be well-known in the professional workplace at every level of an organization. Cybersecurity best practices are examples of such pieces of information.
Unfortunately, a recent survey has shown that a significant portion of adults in the United Kingdom—about one in three—failed a cybersecurity test. What’s worse, this test was designed for 11-year-olds
Let’s discuss what this means about modern security and how prepared modern businesses are… or aren’t.
Let’s Run Down what ramsac Discovered
Ramsac conducted its survey by asking users to answer five cybersecurity questions before accessing an IT website. These users were typically the decision-makers in various organizations.
Once the data was collected and crunched, it was revealed that 32 percent of respondents failed to answer at least one question—again, questions that someone aged 11 to 14 years old would be expected to answer correctly.
What the Survey Revealed
There are a few disconcerting trends that the responses to this survey revealed.
First of all, respondents were least prepared to answer questions about malware (with almost 15% answering incorrectly), while incorrectly answering phishing topics (at a rate of 13%) and cybersecurity awareness (at a rate of 6.85%) less often. On top of that, 21% incorrectly said what is required to protect against phishing… a grim sign when one considers how prevalent phishing is.
How Every Business Can Increase Its Cybersecurity Resilience
There are a few relatively simple steps that you can use to better protect your business from joining the above statistics.
Patch and Update Your Infrastructure
You need to ensure that all of your hardware and software is reinforced against threats, which means that it will need to be updated regularly to prevent known vulnerabilities from taking hold.
Train Your Team
Practice makes perfect, as they say, so make sure you give your team members (and yourself) plenty of opportunities to improve by investing in regular training and testing so everyone understands what threats look like and how to block them.
Encourage Communication
You should also encourage your team members to speak up whenever they have a question or suspect something may be up. This can help catch many threats before they materialize into something worse.
Make Sure Your Whole Team is Contributing to Your Cybersecurity!
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