Losing USB sticks, leaving laptops on trains, installing malware, clicking phishing links. From maliciousness to stupidity, our people are a constant problem. In fact people are our biggest data security issue aren’t they?
Aren’t they?
We have to ask ourselves, are we doing all we can to help our people? Rather than seeing them as a security problem, have we thought about how we can make them an asset as we continually look to take on the threats to our critical data?
That’s the subject of this week’s podcast, as I chat with Dom Saunders from NETconsent.
NETconsent specialise in the human side of technology, ensuring users are fully up to date with policies and procedures, as well as continually educated about new threats and solutions.
Our people can be a huge benefit in our data security and privacy plans. In this episode we look at why many IT policies fail, the risks that poor procedures introduce, why education is so critical and how to make sure our people are getting access to the best help they can.
We wrap up looking at 5 steps you can take to make sure your users are a data security asset rather than a risk.
To find out more about NETconsent then check the NETconsent website.
To see how other businesses have worked with their people, have a look at these case studies.
You can also catch up with NETconsent on twitter @NETconsent
This is the third show in our series on data privacy and security – if you’d like to catch the other two episodes, you can here;
Best Take Care Of Those Crown Jewels – Sheila Fitzpatrick – Ep 17
Don’t Build Your Data Privacy House Upside Down – Sheila Fitzpatrick – Ep 18
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