{"id":54249,"date":"2023-10-19T12:35:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/october-cybersecurity-awareness-month-to-target-internal-security-risks\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T12:35:07","slug":"october-cybersecurity-awareness-month-to-target-internal-security-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/october-cybersecurity-awareness-month-to-target-internal-security-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"October Cybersecurity Awareness Month to target internal security risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sponsored Post<\/span> Organisations that fail to adequately address the potential vulnerabilities that internal employees sometimes encounter when developing an IT security strategy are exposing themselves to potentially catastrophic dangers, infosec experts have warned.<\/p>\n

Users are inevitably the first line of defense in cyber security, but can make mistakes, often because security protocols are too complex or time consuming. The scale of the risk that staff inside organisations can pose was brought into sharp focus by a new report<\/a>, Predicts 2023: Cybersecurity Industry Focuses on the Human Deal,<\/i> by analyst firm Gartner. The study warns that, by 2025, lack of talent or human error will be responsible for over half of significant cyber incidents. Highlighting the potential danger from human risk, the research cited a survey of 1,310 workers which revealed a whopping 69 percent admitted to having bypassed their own organisations’ cybersecurity guidance in the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

In order to equip cyber security professionals with the knowledge and tools they need to combat these relentless and fast-evolving internal cyber threats, the SANS<\/a> Institute, a trusted resource for cybersecurity training, certifications and research, is celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month<\/a> in October. The initiative focuses on a wide range of tools and activities to help security pros develop effective strategies to mitigate human risk and keep their organizations safe.<\/p>\n