What can we do if the main security risk of my company is within my own organization? Stick around and learn how to fix these security breaches.

Many companies currently have a computer security system in order to protect themselves from cyberattacks such as data theft, phishing and others and to minimize ther security risks. The main cause that a company or organization decides to improve the quality of its cybersecurity is to have a defense system against external attacks; that is, outside its environment. Learn about security risk.

However, a very important point to keep in mind is the ability of employees and workers to keep these attacks at bay. The lack of a cybersecurity culture and basic prevention measures among employees plays a leading role in many of the incidents that these companies suffer

In this post we will show you 10 behaviors that can put the security of your company at risk.

1.Use of devices other than the company’s equipment

Devices such as removable hard drives or USB devices are considered high security risk devices for the company because they may contain malware or other threats from other computers. We are used to using these devices at home and on other computers; so not performing an analysis or formatting, serve as a source of transmission of these evils. A safe option to share information would be the use of the Cloud.

2.Use of social networks on company computers

It is very common to find this behavior among the employees of a company. We are talking about accessing profiles on social networks; as well as reading messages and downloading files from unknown sources that jeopardize the security of the company. Similarly; posting photos or videos and information related to employment can give hackers and cybercriminals certain clues to carry out any attack.

3.Incorrect use of corporate telephones

The use of the cell phone that is normally intended for business purposes represents a great risk for the company. The mere fact of using the company email on the Smartphone; in addition to combining it with the use of public Wi-Fi networks can put all the data of customers and your company within reach. Similarly, sending files through instant messaging services increases the chances of hacking. It is important not to use public Wi-Fi networks or share information using our corporate phones; as this way we protect our information.

4.Forgetting to lock the computer or log out in times of absence

Many computers have the option of locking and logging out. The use of these functions is very useful if you decide to take a break and be absent from your job. These functions will prevent outsiders from using the computer and obtaining information for malicious actions. For these cases, it is advisable to lock the computers using high security passwords and when turning them off; just pressing the off button is not enough. It is recommended to log out of each of the programs that were used before proceeding to shut down the computer.

5.Mass download of files from personal or corporate emails

The main way for a threat to enter our team has been email for a long time. A good recommendation to reduce safety risks at work is to avoid accessing personal email on the work computer. In case of doing so, a security analysis must be carried out using the work antivirus on the files downloaded from your email.

6.Upload non-encrypted files to the Cloud

The cloud is a good option if you don’t want to use USB storage devices. These devices tend to get infected and can put your company’s security at risk. Among the advantages of using the Cloud are that it is a free service; in addition to the fact that you can store important information or company data there. When uploading them, you must take the minimum precautions, such as encrypting the folders containing these files.

7.Absence of work backups

Making backup copies of work is a practice that should be made common in the corporate environment. In this way, loss of daily work and customer data would be avoided. Likewise, the information stored on mobile devices must be kept in a secure and encrypted area; this in order to avoid losing all this information in the event of an IT incident at work.

8.Bad password and permission management

This aspect is very important for those entrepreneurs and employees responsible for this management. Access to documents, passwords and program downloads should be allowed exclusively to qualified personnel. This permission should not be available to any employee and its uncontrolled use should be avoided.

9.Sending mass emails to clients

It is very common to find this type of action in digital marketing campaigns or in a communication for a group of users. However, sending mass emails compromises the privacy of customers. This oversight violates regulations such as the LOPD (Organic Law on Protection of Personal Data) and helps cybercriminals to choose their next objectives; which by having an aspect that relates them, makes it easier for them to find who attack.

10.Failure to report incidents or problems with equipment

Failure to report a failure or incident in the work teams to those in charge of the company allows cybercriminals to take advantage of these open doors to attack the systems and as long as this failure is not reported, they will take advantage of all this available time to steal all the information they can.

Employees generally do not report or report these failures out of fear or due to a lack of information about what is happening, so as long as they do not report these failures or security warnings, your computer will be an easy target for cybercrime.

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