Validating the End User

While e-mail still presents one of the greatest threats to a company’s network via malware, phishing, and so on, social media is quickly becoming a major challenge for most organizations. Internal and external communication standards should be implemented to aid in defense of your networks and user information. Here are a few countermeasures that serve as your first line of defense:

image Modify and change passwords regularly.

image Avoid dictionary words for passwords (try a C0mbin@t1on of numbers and uppercase and lowercase letters ...

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