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It was found in many of the surveys that most of the cyber-attacks are successful because of the negligence on the part of employees. This fact is extremely concerning in nature since data and information are an organization’s most important resources.
The custodian of this data is its employees. In case, employees within the organization are vulnerable to such threats, the possibility of cyber attacks on an organization increases manifolds.
With an employee risk score, the organization can measure the vulnerability of its employees. The score helps the organization to analyze employees’ behavior and response to various cyber-attacks.
How Does Employee Vulnerability Score Work?
Employees are scored in percentage that helps in identifying employees’ level of vulnerability. If the percentage is:
- less than the threshold limit, the employee is safe from such cyber-attacks.
- equivalent to or more than the threshold limit, the employee is vulnerable to most of the cyber-attacks.
With employee risk scores, organizations can track and classify employees according to the level of vulnerability in which they fall. This score will help organizations decide on policies that can help build up the immunity of vulnerable employees.
The employee risk score is also very helpful in comparing employees’ performance before and after going through the awareness program. In case, no improvement is observed in employees’ measure of vulnerability, the organization can:
- restrict his access to information that is sensitive to the company’s interest.
- upload monitoring software on his computer and keep a watch on the data usage patterns.
With a security attack simulator and awareness tools like TSAT from Threatcop, employees go through a four-step simulation cycle. The employees go through simulated attacks based on real-life cyber-attacks. Based on the employees’ response and behavior towards the simulated attack, employees are scored in percentage. If this percentage crosses the industrial standard for most of the employees, it is likely that the organization is vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
