Employees fear being blamed for company data breaches

We have talked several times here on the blog that unprepared or inattentive employees are easy victims of company data violations.

With so much news about cyber attacks, the creation of specific laws for companies such as LGPD , as well as the hardening of penalties for digital crimes , has made security on the internet a more common and widespread theme.

Thus, employees began to acquire fear of becoming those responsible for a leakage or kidnapping of data in the company where they work.

Next, you will see some interesting data on the topic, some reasons why employees fear being held responsible, some forms of protection and also some useful materials.

Small business employees fear being guilty

Workers in small and medium -sized organizations mainly consider themselves attractive targets of digital criminals, do not understand the full extent of cyber threats and hardly report incidents for fear of being guilty.

According to a new Avast cyber security report , 40% of companies employees believe that clicking on a malicious link would be their responsibility, so when it occurs, they do not report to those responsible.

The survey also found that 70% of employees were not aware of the threat level at their workplace, thinking that the biggest threat to the company's internet safety is out of their organization, not depending on their care.

Another important fact is that less than 18% of employees know that systems and applications updates are important to protect the company. In addition, 65% of employees think that only large companies are more likely to be victims of a cyber attack, and that small and medium run less risks.

Although cyber security has evolved and became a guide at meetings, this theme is not yet widespread, or at least as it should be, in small and medium enterprises. Several behaviors and actions of employees can do great damage to the company, and that is exactly what we will talk about in the next lines.

Employees Without Knowledge

IT managers and professionals are still wondering if training employees really diminishes the risk of cyber attacks. And yes, cyber security training reduces the company's risks to become a victim on the internet.

According to survey , the absence of business email safety awareness for example (one of the channels most used by criminals) makes the team 5 times more prone to click on malicious files coming by email. In addition, the survey shows that 60% still propagates malware with other employees of the company.

Each organization has the responsibility to provide employees for ways of protection on the internet, not only with the use of hardware or software, but also with training, after all, data loss can directly interfere with the company's operation and in some cases in revenues as well.

Managers and IT professionals should also consider LGPD to offer knowledge about Internet security to their employees, after all, they are also responsible for keeping the company within the guidelines imposed by law.

Management of Company Internet Accesses

Efficiently managing the company's internet access goes far beyond implementing access rules or a good old internet use policy in the company . Specific Internet access management tools are extremely useful and important for those seeking to remove employee responsibility.

Briefly, such solutions offer a broad scenario on the company's network situation and establish effective access rules, blocking sites considered harmful or even outside the scope of work.

In addition, tools so carry with them some other features such as navigation speed balancing, Internet access reports, website blockages, firewall, secure remote access, among others.

If you are a manager or IT professional and are committed to taking this “back weight” from employees and making the company's internet access safer, consider using an Internet access management tool for your business.

Below, we have prepared some useful materials for establishing a security and access management system in the company more easily.

Useful (and free) materials

The materials mentioned below are completely free and focused on tips and solutions for small and medium enterprises. Download whenever you want and share with your colleagues and friends.