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Protecting Your Digital Fort: Common Network Security Threats and How to Mitigate Them

Insightworks

To defend against DDoS attacks: Employ a DDoS protection service or firewall. Monitor network activity for unusual behavior. Implement a password policy that enforces regular password changes. DDoS Attacks Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks overwhelm your network with traffic, causing it to crash.

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How to Be CyberSmart in a COVID-19 World

Avilar

Firewalls, networks, collaboration tools, and servers should all be configured to accept – and track – remote access. Revisit, revise work from home IT policies. Do you provide firewalls and tech support for personal devices? When you’re ready, share the updated policies across the company. Communicate. Communicate.

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The Most Common Problems for HR Professionals and How To Solve Them

KnowledgeCity

When establishing remote work policies, HR managers should consider whether employees have the necessary tools and support to carry out their duties effectively and decide how to maintain clear communication channels. It can also help settle employee disputes by serving as an ongoing reference for an organization’s policies.

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10+ Cybersecurity Training Tips for Employees

ProProfs

Trained employees can serve as a human firewall that protects your organization from data loss, financial loss, and operational disruption. Almost all companies have a data privacy & security policy in place. Your employees should know that it’s their duty to abide by such policies in the interest of everyone. .

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To monitor (employees) or not to monitor?

TalentLMS

These monitor data encryption, security policies applications, and unauthorized access attempts. Antivirus/firewall software. The real issue might be that you don’t have clear policies and procedures in place so that employees know exactly how to perform their tasks—remotely or not. Teach cybersecurity best practices.

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What came first, Covid-19, or the desire for remote working? And what comes next?

Cloudshare

Replicated real-world environments can simulate any network topography, from switches and firewalls, to hypervisors through nested virtualization. After all, these are not new trends that we’re looking at, or behaviors that have sprung up out of the blue due to the coronavirus alone.

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Four Principles for Effective Training Systems

Interactive Services

For example, a low-level employee does not need to know policies on when senior executives can override internal controls; that’s beyond the scope of his or her job. More senior managers, on the other hand, might need to know those policies. The objective must always be to guide the trainee to smarter, more risk-aware behavior.