There is a very good chance that your company will be affected by a hack in 2021. In order to minimise this risk, there are numerous tips, one better known than the other. But it is perhaps even more important that you understand how a hacker works and therefore where your biggest risks lie. In order to map this out, we speak with Rutger Leukfeldt in this episode of the Work Professor.
Rutger is director of the Cyber Security centre of expertise at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and senior researcher for the NSCR, the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement at VU University Amsterdam. His work is a combination of making companies resilient and conducting research on online criminals.
The logical tips
Most entrepreneurs know the tips by now: difficult passwords, password safes and don't click on suspicious e-mails. Yet it goes wrong every time. What are the most important tips and which tips will make the difference? In the podcast, the most important tips are reiterated and Wendy and Rutger discuss the major pitfalls you can avoid by better understanding hackers.
How often does it go wrong?
Rutger explains that twenty per cent of entrepreneurs have suffered financial damage from cyber attacks in the past year: "What's more, in many cases entrepreneurs don't report them, which makes it difficult to do anything about it. Nevertheless, it is extremely important to help the government solve this problem.
Outsourcing is not the solution
Many entrepreneurs think they are safe because they have outsourced their IT affairs. Yet in reality, this is often not true. You have to arrange the basics yourself. "It should simply be part of your operational management," says Rutger Leukfeldt. There is not yet a company that can take care of everything for you.
Links
More about Rutger Leukfeldt and the Center of Expertise of The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Articles by Rutger Leukfeldt at the NSCR
The Digital Trust Centre of the Dutch Central Government
Contact
Do you have questions or input? Please contact Wendy van Ierschot at wendy@viepeople.com.
Build best-performing teams based on objective HR data
A well-executed data-driven HR approach provides a grip on the development and well-being of your people, as well as clarity and transparency. But where do you start and how do you ensure assurance within your organization?
.png)