The human factor can make any organisation’s information system vulnerable, no matter how hi-tech and state of the art your protection is.
“Humans have always been the weakest link in information security, whether it comes down to not following the right process or consciously by passing existing security control. This means that organisations’ security environments may not be as effective as they’d like to think,”says Simeon Tassev, MD at Galix Networking. He advises the following:
● Whatever policies you have in terms, of protection and encryption, make sure they are enforced, properly;
● You can implement data-leakage controls and scan e-mail contacts formalicious content, but these can be bypassed by employees. The most effective weapon an organisation can have is a strict security awareness programme, coupled with training and simulations of what to do in the event of a potential attack;
● All organisations need to understand where potential risks might be; and
● The best systems can be destroyed if companies fail to remain alert and act as though they expect to be attacked at anytime
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