End User Security Training | Kitchener
The Weakest Link in Every Small Business’ Cybersecurity Chain is Human Error
Proudly serving Kitchener for over 10 years
CarefreeIT is your trusted local end user & employee cybersecurity awareness training provider in the Kitchener area. We will train your employees & end users on all cybersecurity best practices including awareness about potential phishing schemes and how to avoid letting cyber criminals into your systems. Contact us today!
Proper user training improves security
According to Gartner, the worldwide information security market is forecast to reach $170.4 billion in 2022. Most cybersecurity spending is focused on five key areas:
- Security services
- Infrastructure protection
- Network security equipment
- Identity access management
- Consumer security software
Companies cannot work without these practices and investments. However, those investments could become useless if employees are not helping to keep your company safe. According to Cybint, 95% of cybersecurity breaches are caused by human error. Of course, there are hackers who have the technical knowledge to bypass your network security. They are not as common as you may think though. In fact, one of the easiest ways to access your system is through social engineering. Social engineering takes advantage of the human element in your business. It leverages emotion and a lack of knowledge to get into your network.
Social engineering takes the form of emails or text messages with bad links. It may also appear as phone calls with scammers trying to convince the end user to reveal private data. So, while you may have the latest technology with the right settings, if your team does not know how to identify a phishing attack, a hacker can walk right in and put their malware on your computers.
Cybersecurity teams must stay alert and protected 100% of the time, but attackers only have to find a way in once. So, what is the missing piece? Proper end user security awareness training. And CarefreeIT can help you identify the right training procedures and create protocols to best shield your business from threats.
Strengthen the weakest link
Spending a large amount of money on a vault to keep your money safe will have little effect if someone provides a thief the key to get in. The same idea is true of cybersecurity.
If an employee downloads a malware program onto your system simply by clicking on an innocent-looking, but bad link or document, an attacker can sneak right in. Hackers spend a lot of time studying you and your business. So, they know exactly who to target and how to get their attention. A simple email with a touching story or tempting offer with a link to get a fake prize could cause real harm to your business.
But you can turn the weakest link in the chain (the human element) into a strong tool in your defense system. We can help you teach your employees about what to look for in a suspicious email. We can also help you set a security policy against opening emails from unknown senders.
Why you need to prioritize cybersecurity
End user security awareness training can protect your company from data breaches, but privacy and security are not the only things at stake. According to CNBC, 43% of cyberattacks are aimed at small businesses. This ends up costing an average of $200,000 per incident. Also, only three out of 10 employees got annual cybersecurity awareness training in 2019. This could be why attacks against small- to medium-sized businesses are so successful.
Further, it is important to note that you could endure more consequences after the attack. You may face fines, loss of trust by customers or investors, and more.
Why choose CarefreeIT for your end user security awareness training?
The safety of your company is a high priority and should not be left to chance. You need experts who have been in the security community for years and who understand what it takes to defend your systems. At CarefreeIT, we are professionals with the expertise for your specific needs.
We can teach your employees what it takes to keep your business safe from outside threats. We stay up to date on the latest attacks and methods too, so we can figure out what attackers may use to target your company.
You cannot rely on technology alone to protect your company. So, stop trusting technology to do all of the work, and make your employees part of the defense team.
Trust us to provide your business with end user security awareness training in the Kitchener area. Contact us today to get started!
Why Choose CarefreeIT?
CarefreeIT was the first IT managed services provider (MSP) company in Ontario to develop and market a comprehensive cybersecurity bundle specifically targeted to the small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) market. We realized early on that SMBs were being targeted by hackers, were vulnerable, and were getting compromised. Unfortunately, cyber protection services were designed for enterprise-class companies and was unaffordable for SMBs. Our unique Total Protection Plan (TPP) solved the problem by delivering leading edge security protection to SMBs at an affordable cost.
The TPP provides 24x7x365 cybersecurity expert “live eyes” on your network. It also provides education for your team, a set of policies for you to implement, and dark web scanning on your behalf. It’s designed and delivered by certified cybersecurity experts. If the security of your systems and data are essential to your business, the TPP gives you the peace of mind to sleep well at night knowing your IT, your valuable data, and your reputation are protected.
No other MSP has the cybersecurity expertise, experience and services to protect your business both reliably and cost-effectively. We’re successfully protecting many business in the insurance, finance, accounting, legal, retail and non-profit industries.