{"id":11450,"date":"2018-11-05T12:27:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T12:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=11450"},"modified":"2018-11-05T12:27:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T12:27:59","slug":"10-tips-for-teaching-cybersecurity-to-your-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/10-tips-for-teaching-cybersecurity-to-your-team\/","title":{"rendered":"10 tips for teaching cybersecurity to your team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smart leaders know that their entire team needs to be well-educated on the importance and best practices of cybersecurity if they hope to protect their data. Here are 10 tips for effectively teaching cybersecurity to your entire team:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Explain the business benefits of secure data<\/strong> \u2013 each function, role and team member is responsible for protecting business data; make sure your team knows why this is important.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use metaphors and analogies<\/strong> \u2013 make the conversation clear and relevant to the audience in a way they are familiar with.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personalize trainings by department<\/strong> \u2013 providing an easy to consume, targeted training that regularly maps cybersecurity issues to someone&#8217;s role typically works best.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highlight positive progress<\/strong> \u2013 give employees a progress report card that highlights positive improvements to get further \u201cbuy in\u201d to your company\u2019s policies and procedures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stick to the basics and practical aspects<\/strong> \u2013 avoid getting into the technical ways cybersecurity works; focus instead on what to look for in terms of suspicious activity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Establish and communicate consistent processes<\/strong> \u2013 variations in processes are how people fall for unfamiliar messages; consistency helps avoid that pitfall.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Help employees understand the direct negative impact of poor security<\/strong> \u2013 convey why cybersecurity is important on a personal level as well as how compromised data can have a direct negative impact on individual lives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage the \u201csanity check\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 ask everyone to do the \u201csanity check\u201d: double-check the reply address before sending emails; double-check the web URL before you enter sensitive information; and log out of sensitive sites after your work is done there.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simulate a hack<\/strong> \u2013 new services let you launch internal campaigns that mimic hacker techniques as a way to educate and evaluate your employees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Establish a foundation of common cyber sense<\/strong> \u2013 cybersecurity is ultimately a team effort, but team leaders need to make sure everyone is educated on common tactics and basic cybersecurity hygiene.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-11450 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Infographic: using communication apps in the financial sector'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/infographic-using-communication-apps-in-the-financial-sector\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WhatsApp-Messaging-in-the-Financial-Sector-Tips-to-Using-it-And-Staying-Compliant-featured-image-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-12020\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-12020'>\n\t\t\t\tInfographic: using communication apps in the financial sector\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Video: 5 ways data science is changing finance'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/video-5-ways-data-science-is-changing-finance\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5-Ways-Data-Science-Changed-Finance-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15295\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15295'>\n\t\t\t\tVideo: 5 ways data science is changing finance\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Videos: 6 wealth management startups share their views on the industry'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/videos-6-wealth-management-startups-share-their-views-on-the-industry\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/videos-6-wealth-management-startups-share-their-views-on-the-industry-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-13716\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-13716'>\n\t\t\t\tVideos: 6 wealth management startups share their views on the industry\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smart leaders know that their entire team needs to be well-educated on the importance and best practices of cybersecurity if they hope to protect their data. 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