Like a dog with a biscuit, a link in an email is so enticing that most employees want to click no matter the ramifications. It is a problem the majority of organizations have today — the end user and the malicious links that show up in their email. When curiosity killed the cat, how are companies going to stop the click?

The majority of companies today employ sophisticated layers of security to disrupt malicious characters from gaining access to the network and its data, but in the end, it always comes down to the end user. How do you teach the end user to not click the link? Train them on good security at home. The key to good cybersecurity at the office is teaching the end user what to do at home when they are not protected by corporate security.

Develop Strong Passwords On All Home Network Devices, Especially Their Computer And Websites They Use

Teach and show them the difference between a strong password and a weak password. Nothing is more powerful than showing a person how quickly a weak password can be cracked.

Teach Them How To Hover Over Links

In the office, modern email spam filters rewrite links, but what about the links that make it through? Teach the users how to hover and read a URL link. When they are doing it every day at home to protect their home network, they will do the same to protect the corporate network.