At Lucid Technology Solutions, we are celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month (held annually in October) by raising awareness of best practices and offering helpful tips to our clients. In this blog, we want to talk about why this month is the ideal time is to review cybersecurity protocols within your business — read on to find out more!
The Human Element is the Weakest Link
Most cyberattacks, especially phishing, rely on human error. Cybersecurity Awareness Month provides an external, nationally recognized reason to get employee attention for training. October is an ideal time to provide mandatory, updated training on topics like recognizing phishing, using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and secure password practices. We are here to help and support your cybersecurity — Lucid Technology Solutions can provide employee training, penetration testing, vulnerability scans and more!
Built-in Mandate for Budget and Leadership Buy-in
Cybersecurity Awareness Month gives IT and security teams a natural, non-alarmist reason to approach leadership about necessary security investments. It shifts the conversation from “we have a problem” to “we are participating in a national effort to improve our resilience.”
You can use this momentum to justify a review of your current systems within the business, whether you are an IT professional or a manager. Is your antivirus up to date? Are you using Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)? Is there budget for a Managed Security Operations Center (MSOC) service?
Inventory and Patch Management
Cybercriminals often exploit known vulnerabilities that organizations failed to patch. A dedicated awareness period encourages a comprehensive administrative review. You can participate in Cybersecurity Awareness Month by scheduling a mandatory audit to ensure all operating systems, applications, and firmware are fully patched and running the latest versions.
You should also regularly review access to sensitive information within your business — for example, are old employee accounts still active, or are you using weak and generic passwords? Consider implementing a Principle of Least Privilege review, which means that employees only have access to the specific information that they need to do their job. This approach emphasises confidentiality and security throughout your organisation.
To discuss your organization’s security training, software, or policy with a team of friendly professionals, you can contact Lucid Technology Solutions here.