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By Angela Rotundo


s the end of the office day draws near, it has become quite common for em- ployees to spend those last few min- utes on the clock surfing the Net, updating their Facebook page or checking personal e-mails. As such, it’s usually in those last


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few minutes of the work day when an orga- nization’s security is at its weakest. In fact, half of the security breaches and problems that occur are attributable to end users (i.e., employees), and can be avoided with the proper education and training.


FOR YEARS, IT HAS BEEN WIDELY KNOWN THAT THE BIGGEST THREAT TO A BUSINESS’S OVERALL SECURITY POSTURE IS ITS OWN EMPLOYEES. WITH THE GROWING USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE WORKPLACE, NOT TO MENTION AN INCREASINGLY MOBILE WORKFORCE, COMPANIES NOW MUST TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH AND EDUCATE THEIR STAFF ON HOW EACH OF THEM CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM


Today, it is becoming imperative for companies to educate their staff on the im- portance of security: best practices, corpo- rate policies and directives, data loss protection and the dangers of social media and the Internet. The reality is that as social


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