Employees are the weakest links, part 1

This study shows that untrained employees are the linchpins for most data breaches. Organizations can help prevent them if they're filled with savvy and aware employees at all levels.

In one of the worst data breaches in 2015, a cybercriminal gang called Carbanak used a simple spear-phishing email scheme to fool employees in more than 100 banks in 30 nations throughout the world. Gang members penetrated employees' computers with malware that they used to record keystrokes and take screenshots of computers so they could gain access to key employee account credentials and privileges. The criminals now could observe every step in daily cash transfers, impersonate bank officers and steal up to $1 billion in cash withdrawals directly from the banks and from ATM machines. (See " The Great Bank Robbery: Carbanak cybergang steals $1bn from 100 financial institutions worldwide," Viral News, Feb. 16, 2015 at Kaspersky Lab.)