Emily Clarke

How to Increase Data Security at Your Company

Data security in the digital age is more important than ever. In fact, data is believed to be one of the top targets for not only hackers with financial motives, but also for competing businesses. All it takes is for someone at your company to open the wrong email attachment or provide password information to an unqualified individual for things to go very wrong, very quickly.

Once someone has access to your company's data, your company could become the target of a ransomware attack in which your sensitive and vital data is held hostage until you pay a huge fee. Additionally, a competing business that gets a hold of your customer list and important financial data could undercut your business and steal customers away.

Manage Access to Sensitive Data

To prevent these kinds of threats, you're encouraged to provide regular training for employees so that they can recognize potential threats and take steps to neutralize them. In this training, you should discuss the importance of avoiding suspicious email links and attachments as well as provide information on where to turn for help if a suspicious email pops up.

Additionally, you can utilize software for access management. This can put some digital checks in place that stop harmful actions from moving forward. Software for access management can also be employed to control who has physical, onsite access to files and data. Facial recognition, ID badge scanning and biometrics can all be incorporated into access management software to keep bad guys at bay.

Keep an Eye on Disgruntled Employees

Something else to consider is the threat within. A disgruntled employee who wants to seek revenge for whatever perceived wrong they think they have suffered could put your company's data in jeopardy. To prevent this kind of thing, hold regular meetings with employees to get a sense of how everyone is feeling. Consider limiting data privileges where necessary.

Likewise, think about providing anonymous counseling services to your staff so that they have someone to talk to about how they're feeling. This could potentially reduce the desire to steal or harm company data, and it will probably benefit your employees' overall mental health as well.

Author Resource:-

Emily Clarke writes about employee management, benefits and payroll service. You can find her thoughts at workers management blog.