The Kickass Entrepreneur
  • About
  • Blog
    • All Blogs
    • Create Wealth (Investing)
    • Entrepreneur Interviews
    • Featured Top Posts
    • Growing Profits
    • Growing Revenues
    • Marketing
    • Positive State of Mind
    • Real Estate Investing
    • Retirement
    • Sales
    • Selling your Business
  • Book
  • Courses
  • Podcast
  • Resources
  • Contact
The Kickass Entrepreneur
Subscribe
The Kickass Entrepreneur
  • About
  • Blog
    • All Blogs
    • Create Wealth (Investing)
    • Entrepreneur Interviews
    • Featured Top Posts
    • Growing Profits
    • Growing Revenues
    • Marketing
    • Positive State of Mind
    • Real Estate Investing
    • Retirement
    • Sales
    • Selling your Business
  • Book
  • Courses
  • Podcast
  • Resources
  • Contact
  • All Blogs

7 Strategies to Raise Security Awareness Within Your Company

  • October 25, 2021
  • 2.3K views
  • 5 minute read
  • Meg Rivera
Business, Technology, Internet
Share
Tweet
Share

As a business owner, you want your employees and data safety to be your top concern. If your security is weak, many possible risks could happen to your company and break into your working system.

How to Raise Security Awareness Within Your Company

Therefore, it’s crucial to protect yourself from factors that can harm it as much as possible. One way you can do this is by being knowledgeable about the different strategies you can implement to have a well-rounded company security awareness.

What You Can Do

As an organization, it’s essential to be up-to-date on the current state of technology. You want to make sure that you’re aware of possible threats and vulnerabilities within your working system. This includes having a robust policy to avoid cases where unauthorized personnel can breach your data or system security. Another option is to periodically conduct a high-level cyber security risk assessment on your company’s information security.

The thing is, there are plenty of ways to raise security awareness within your company. By implementing them, your company can keep all of your data safe from hackers and internal threats. Some of these strategies are listed below.

1. Plan What You Want Your Employees To Know

Before you can begin to train your employees, you must have a plan for what information you want them to know. Some of this will be based on the company policy, and other parts can be related to your industry-specific risks. Assessments made by reputable IT service providers can also offer valuable information.

This information may include different types of attacks that could potentially happen. They can range from using social media to taking advantage of your employees to steal their passwords. In some cases, there are even malware apps that could get into the devices of your employees. Understanding these different vulnerabilities can help you make a plan on how to best protect your business.

2. Develop a Response Plan To These Threats

Once you have a good understanding of your vulnerabilities and how they work, it’s now essential to develop a plan to deal with them if they were to happen. It’s best to have this plan be specifically related to your current threat assessment so you have the steps all planned out before it becomes an issue.

The last thing that you want is to be unprepared when something does go wrong. Therefore, a good plan can include training your employees, employing security software, and integrating a security awareness campaign. Having a plan to work with the authorities can also help keep track of any potential data theft and keep your employees safe. If you’re in California and looking to outsourcing as an option, you can look for and hire managed IT services in Sacramento to get this task done.

Finally, it’s best to have a committee that will work together to implement the plan. This will ensure that you’re all properly trained and know how to deal with these different threats.

3. Train Your Employees On These Topics

Once you have studied the current threats against businesses and understand how they work, you can begin training your employees to avoid these situations. These training sessions can focus on topics such as social engineering and phishing.

Social engineering is when an attacker tries to convince your employees to break company protocol and give up their personal information. It utilizes different techniques like pretending to be someone who is trusted by the organization.

On the other hand, phishing involves using fake emails or texts to steal login information. It may also involve the use of phony emails to get employees to download malicious files or click on broken links. Once done, their personal information can be compromised.

Training your employees about these topics can help them avoid these errors in the future. You can do this by giving presentations, webinars, and training modules on social engineering, phishing, and other threats.

4. Implement Security Tools And Software To Protect Your Company Data

Questionnaire

You may have various kinds of software to improve your business, but do you know that having a security tool can help you, too?

Using security tools and software within your company can help protect all information that your business collects. These include things such as firewalls, two-factor authentication, antivirus programs, and more. You may have a list of all of the programs within your company and check to make sure that they are all up-to-date with the latest security patches.

Aside from requiring employees to use strong passwords, you may also use monitoring services that track their passwords. This way, you can know if there’s any suspicious login activity taking place on their accounts. These can go a long way in stopping data breaches from happening, so it’s essential to have them available.

By having these tools as a part of how your company works, your employees know that security awareness is a concern you don’t take lightly.

 5. Create A Security Awareness Campaign To Remind Employees About These Threats

Even after training has been conducted, it’s essential to continuously remind your employees about these threats. One way to do this is through a campaign, which is an important strategy to use to raise security awareness within your company. This can include having a daily email remind employees of the common threats and advice on avoiding these attacks. You could even have educational posters placed around the office with phishing or social engineering examples that they should avoid.

6. Discuss Consequences of Data Breaches

Aside from the training programs and campaigns, it’s also important to show employees that their actions have consequences. Providing consequences and discussing them within your organization can help them see how severe of an issue it truly is. This can also help them understand the importance of protecting your data at all costs and remind them that the threat is real.

To ensure that everyone is educated about the consequences, you could hold meetings to discuss the topic. You can also include it during employee orientation and ensure that it’s part of the company handbook.

7. Do Regular Security Audits To Ensure Your Plan Is Working

If you’re doing all of this work to create awareness within your company, you should also be checking up on your employees to see if it’s actually working. This can be done by reviewing your data and seeing if there still are suspicious activities taking place on your network and computers.

By doing this, you’ll be able to see if your plan has been effective or not. If you notice that something is wrong, it may be time to adjust it.

Bottomline

It’s essential for every business owner today to be aware of security threats because they’re becoming prevalent. If you want to protect your company, take the above-mentioned steps because they can save your business in the long run.

Thank you for your interest in THE KICKASS ENTREPRENEUR'S GUIDE TO INVESTING. Three Simple Steps to Build Massive Wealth with your Business's Profits. Please check your email to confirm the book download. Form: 400529

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

Related Posts:

  • How To Develop A Company-Wide Digital Information Security Program
  • 6 Surefire Strategies to Boost Your Company Leadership In 2022
  • How Does Security Software Help Improve Your Security Operations?
  • 5 Effective Ways to Raise Financing for Restaurants
  • Five Financing Solutions for Businesses Looking To Raise Capital
  • Security in Your Business 101: What You Need to Know
Share
Tweet
Share
Meg Rivera

Previous Article
a person holding a dollar sign
  • All Blogs

6 Reasons Cyber Security Is Vital to Business Growth

  • October 25, 2021
  • Rene
View Post
Next Article
a bulb with the word startup
  • All Blogs

Top 5 Startups in the Middle East That Could Inspire You

  • October 26, 2021
  • Rene
View Post
You May Also Like
man touching a woman's shoulder
View Post
  • All Blogs

Addressing Emotional Distress from Sexual Harassment in San Diego: A Legal Perspective

  • September 20, 2023
  • Meg Rivera
writing
View Post
  • All Blogs

8 Essential Steps for Impeccable Essay Proofreading and Editing

  • September 20, 2023
  • Meg Rivera
Net worth by age percentile calculator for Canada
View Post
  • All Blogs
  • Financial and Investment Calculators and Economic Data

Net Worth By Age Percentile Calculator for Canada with 2023 Data

  • September 9, 2023
  • Jeff Wiener
waste disposal
View Post
  • All Blogs

Dumpster Diving: A Guide to Efficient Waste Disposal

  • September 6, 2023
  • Meg Rivera
form 1040-x
View Post
  • All Blogs
  • Business

Mastering Form 1040-X: Your Guide to Amended Returns

  • September 3, 2023
  • Jeff Wiener
ohio tax rate
View Post
  • All Blogs
  • Business

Navigating Ohio’s Tax Rates: A Comprehensive Overview

  • September 3, 2023
  • Jeff Wiener
Safe workplace yellow out of service tag placing on RCD residual
View Post
  • All Blogs

Managing Workplace Accidents in San Diego

  • August 29, 2023
  • Meg Rivera
australia
View Post
  • All Blogs

Unleash Fun: Get 30 Free Spins in Australia’s Online gaming Scene

  • August 21, 2023
  • Meg Rivera

Join 6,472 Entrepreneurs That Get My Business Building and Wealth Creation Posts by Email

I can teach you how to build a successful, profitable business, and turn that into millions in personal wealth.

Thank you for your interest in THE KICKASS ENTREPRENEUR'S GUIDE TO INVESTING. Three Simple Steps to Build Massive Wealth with your Business's Profits. Please check your email to confirm the book download. Form: 400529

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

We won’t send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time.

Recent Posts
  • man and papers 1
    Targeting Millennials: Real Estate Marketing Strategies For The Next Generation of Homebuyers
    • September 22, 2023
  • loan types 2
    Smart Borrowing: Determining How Much You Can Afford To Borrow
    • September 22, 2023
  • handyman 3
    Effective Strategies To Advertise Your Handyman, Landscaping, or Plumbing Services
    • September 22, 2023
  • happy woman 4
    Kickass Ideas to Maintain Customer and Employee Loyalty
    • September 21, 2023
  • Real estate broker agent presenting and consult to customer to d 5
    The Return on Investment (ROI) of Mortgage CRM Investments
    • September 20, 2023
Featured Posts
  • Become a Decamillionaire
    How to Become a Decamillionaire, Grow your Net Worth to $10 Million, and Join the 1% Club
  • how to become wealthy
    The Entrepreneur’s Secret to How to Become Wealthy and Build a Personal Fortune
  • Most Profitable Small Businesses
    27 of the Most Profitable Small Businesses to Open in 2023
Categories
  • All Blogs (1,077)
  • Business (410)
  • Canadian Financial Products (4)
  • Create Wealth (Investing) (134)
  • Entrepreneur Interviews (27)
  • Featured Post for Main Menu (4)
  • Featured Top Posts (23)
  • Finance (112)
  • Financial and Investment Calculators and Economic Data (118)
  • Fitness (9)
  • Growing Profits (72)
  • Growing Revenues (115)
  • Growing Revenues (71)
  • Marketing (161)
  • Millionaire and Business owner interviews (3)
  • Positive State of Mind (69)
  • Real Estate Investing (17)
  • Retirement (13)
  • Reviews (13)
  • Sales (16)
  • Sell Me This Pen (8)
  • Selling your Business (13)
  • Starting a Business (1)
  • Startup Ideas (18)
  • Technology (194)
  • Top Products (4)
  • Uncategorized (62)
Follow us
Author
Jeff Wiener
Jeff sold his company to private equity in 2017 and is now semi-retired. Jeff spends time…

    CHECK OUT MY BLOG, AND SUBSCRIBE

    about
    The Kickass Entrepreneur

    Expand Your Business, Improve Profits, Create Wealth

    Expand your business, improve your profits, and create wealth. Each one of the three can be elusive goals. Follow the right steps, and you, too, can create financial independence. It is possible … you just have to take the right steps.
    NAVIGATION
    • About
    • Blog
      • All Blogs
      • Create Wealth (Investing)
      • Entrepreneur Interviews
      • Featured Top Posts
      • Growing Profits
      • Growing Revenues
      • Marketing
      • Positive State of Mind
      • Real Estate Investing
      • Retirement
      • Sales
      • Selling your Business
    • Book
    • Courses
    • Podcast
    • Resources
    • Contact
    TAGS
    apartment BATNA Business business failure business growth business sale Capitalization Rate CAP Rate cash cash flow Creating Wealth Discipline entrepreneur entrepreneurship excel extra cash Featured goal setting Growing Business investing investment real estate M&A marketing Marketing KPIs Mergers and Acquisitions | M&A | Entrepreneur Blog Millionaire millionaire next door mistakes MUR Peter Principle Profit profitability real estate retirement revenue Revenues sales sales management Semi-Retirement Blog | Entrepreneur Blog | Small Business Blog small business Stagnant stocks success Thomas Stanley wealth
    RECENT ARTICLES
    • horse jockey
      Top 5 Most Successful Horse Racing Jockeys Ever
      • September 8, 2023
    • man and papers
      Active vs. Passive Investing: Which Is Right for You?
      • August 8, 2023
    • seoul
      How Seoul Internships Shape Your Professional Journey
      • July 24, 2023
    • casino
      Empower Yourself With These 5 Lifelong Skills For Success In Casino Business
      • June 23, 2023
    • Real Estate Brokerage
      Factors That Affect Real Estate Commission Rates
      • June 21, 2023
    • Digital online marketing commerce sale concept. Woman using tablet payments online shopping and icon customer network connection on hologram virtual screen, m-banking and omni channel.
      A Savvy Shopper’s Guide to Purchasing Power Tools Online
      • May 23, 2023
    The Kickass Entrepreneur
    • Coaching
    • Book
    • Blog
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms
    • Disclaimer
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn

    Input your search keywords and press Enter.