Streamline your cloud experience and maximise your cloud investment with Microsoft Azure-aligned public cloud services.
Host all of your workloads in the most appropriate location while experiencing the simplicity of one cloud from Six Degrees.
Enhance your cyber security and safeguard your organisation with our cyber security strategy and advisory, consultancy, and managed services.
Connect your business through a comprehensive connectivity portfolio delivered via our owned and operated core Next Generation Network (NGN).
Access the smarter, faster technology needed to make the most of your hybrid working future.
Streamline your hosting with comprehensive colocation services delivered from three UK data centres.
Gain clarity and control of your 5G estate, ensuring ongoing cost efficiencies are managed on your behalf through our managed service.
Gain confidence in your cloud direction and achieve accelerated time to value through our assured and optimised cloud services.
Master today’s complex threat landscape and protect your business with our intelligence-led security services.
Videos and webinars are a great way to digest the latest technology insights.
Our eBooks and whitepapers provide in-depth insights from our experts.
Our thought leaders publish regular blogs on up-to-the-minute topics.
Learn all about the latest news from Six Degrees as we continue to evolve.
We host regular in-person and virtual events for our clients.
Learn how we enable our clients to achieve more; providing superior secure solutions, powered by our passionate people.
We are proud to partner with many of the world’s leading vendors, enabling you to leverage our continual investment in difference-making technology.
Learn how CNS at Six Degrees delivers intelligence-led security services that protect organisations in today’s hostile landscape.
We are committed to operating in an environmentally and socially conscious way. Learn more about our commitments as a business.
We are proud of our secure cloud credentials. Learn why we’re one of the most highly accredited providers in the UK.
We are a friendly and passionate bunch here. Whether you want to work with us or for us, we think you’ll enjoy the Six Degrees experience.
Home » Blogs » How Your Organisation Can Prevent Human Error Leading to Data Loss
Organisations throughout the UK are under attack from motivated cybercriminals who want to access the confidential information they hold. But it’s not just cybercriminals that organisations should be wary of – their own users are actually a leading cause of data breaches.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2022 draws on its Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) along with the views of over 12,000 country-level leaders to highlight critical risks we face. It reveals that 95% of cyber security threats have in some way been caused by human error – a staggering statistic.
Depending on your perspective, this is either comforting – as these errors should be easily avoidable – or deeply frustrating. Either way, these human errors are inherently avoidable. The right combination of people, processes and technology will prevent human error leading to data loss.
In this blog, we’ll show you how.
While ill-disciplined users can cause your organisation a serious cyber security headache, well-trained users can form your first line of cyber defence. Carry out security awareness training with all your users so they are aware of the risks they face – whether that’s from phishing emails, ransomware, business email compromise, or any of the main cyber-attack methods cybercriminals use.
Reiterate the importance of staying diligent, even when working from home. Studies suggest that users are less careful when working from home than they are when working from the office. If your organisation uses an agile working approach, this can’t be the case.
And finally, consider setting policies dictating that users should send emails containing confidential information from their desktop or laptop – never from a smartphone. Users are much more likely to email the wrong people from their smartphones than they are from their workstations.
Business email compromise attacks leverage persuasion tactics and gaps in processes to convince users to do things they shouldn’t – whether that’s sending money to illicit bank accounts, leaking confidential information, or providing access to hackers to get onto internal systems.
When it comes to processes, there’s always a balance to be struck. The most stringent processes could probably prevent 99.9% of persuasion-based cyber-attacks but would also potentially stop your organisation from getting anything done. To minimise the risks your organisation faces from user error, implement processes and governance that protect you and your clients when sending emails containing confidential information.
In 2023 all access should be protected through multi-factor authentication as standard. Multi-factor authentication prevents hackers from accessing your systems even if they are able to crack a user’s login credentials.
Phishing emails are the most common cyber-attack vector in 2023. The average 350 user organisation receives around five million emails a year, around 11% of which should not be delivered but still get through traditional email security software. Mimecast Email Security for Microsoft 365 stops these emails, preventing spam and opportunistic attacks, malware and malicious attachments, and impersonation attacks. Learn more about Mimecast Email Security for Microsoft 365.
Another important technology consideration is backups. Software as a service (SaaS) vendors are only responsible for data protection and data loss some of the time. That means end users are responsible for data security and data loss the rest of the time. The Shared Responsibility Model was created by Microsoft to outline who is responsible for data in different scenarios of data loss. In our free infographic, we explain the Shared Responsibility Model and show how you can avoid downtime and keep your organisation’s data more secure.
Cybercriminals are persistent, resourceful and adaptable, and there is no single solution to protecting your organisation from all cyber-attacks. However, by applying the measures listed above and combining them with a mature cyber security model that incorporates people, processes and systems, you will enhance your organisation’s cyber security posture and reduce the chances of suffering financial, operational and reputational damage as the result of an attack, or a data breach caused by human error.
Looking for guidance and support? Schedule a call with one of our experts if you’d like to learn more.
10 Microsoft Teams Hacks that will Improve Your…
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.…
Phishing and Ransomware Survival Guide 2023 In the…
More information on our Privacy and Cookies Policy can be found here: https://www.6dg.co.uk/privacy-cookies/. You can update how we contact you in the future by visiting our Communications Preference Centre here: https://www.6dg.co.uk/preference-centre/.
