{"id":11781,"date":"2025-06-24T19:28:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/is-your-business-being-attacked-from-the-inside\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T19:28:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:28:19","slug":"is-your-business-being-attacked-from-the-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/?p=11781","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Business Being Attacked From the Inside?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, there are literally billions of phishing emails sent each day. Inevitably, you are going to confront this problem, and depending on your staff\u2019s preparedness (or intentions), you will either deal with them or they will likely deal with you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first thing that you should know is that you have to train up your staff about phishing and other issues surrounding your organization\u2019s security. They have to understand social engineering tactics used by scammers to infiltrate networks, steal data, and deliver malware. If they are left in the dark about these issues, you will likely see a plethora of cybersecurity problems in your immediate future. It\u2019s good to be lucky, but you\u2019d rather be good.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve committed to a cybersecurity training regimen for your staff, you then have to understand that there are three manners of attack that come from inside your network. Let\u2019s take a look at them:<\/p>\n

Mistakes\u00a0<\/h2>\n

The first type of attack is brought on by mistakes. Those are instances where you have trained your people and they are committed to help you protect your business\u2019 IT but made a mistake and it has caused problems. Most mistakes are only a mouse click made in error. Mistakes do happen and since there is absolutely no malice behind it, harsh reprimand of that employee, while probably warranted, will surely bring out the water works. You don\u2019t want to alienate your staff (or your entire workforce) so if someone makes a cybersecurity mistake, and it is remediated quickly, there\u2019s no real harm done. You will want to re-train this person and test them, so you know they understand what your policies are.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Negligence<\/h2>\n

An employee that continues to make mistakes isn\u2019t just a doofus, they are neglecting their responsibilities. Negligent behavior is at the center of a large percentage of the security breaches seen in business today. It can be characterized by an ambivalence to your business\u2019 stated goals that is shown by repeat offenses that put your network and data in jeopardy. It may start with a simple mistake, but if an employee continues to make careless mistakes, it could really put the business behind the eight ball. Cybersecurity negligence is just like negligence in other aspects of the business and can\u2019t be allowed to continue.<\/p>\n

Sabotage<\/h2>\n

The employer-employee relationship isn\u2019t always easy. In many businesses, there is a direct conflict of interest. Employers are known to overstep boundaries in the name of productivity and employees are known to get fed up with it. People get disgruntled, people are fired, people quit. There are rare occurrences where the relationship gets so bad that current or former employees will use their access to your company\u2019s systems to try and sabotage an element of it, or the entire thing. In the rare cases where this does happen, it can lead to complete destruction of a business. If you have had to let someone go, or they have quit, you will want to immediately remove any and all of their credentials so that they have absolutely no access to your business\u2019 digital resources. If the saboteur still works for you however, there may not be much you can do until their dastardly plan unfolds. It\u2019s important, then, to treat your employees with the same respect as you expect from them. A fair employer won\u2019t run into sabotage very often.<\/p>\n

Keeping your technology systems running and working for your company is imperative for today\u2019s businesses. If you would like help with security strategy or with deploying tools call the IT professionals at Coleman Technologies today at (604) 513-9428.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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