Cybersecurity is a buzzword right now. While it could be assumed to be a high-level, technical, and complex undertaking, in reality, it is just a few precautions that everyone in an organization can take to keep safe. It is not the burden of the IT department to keep everyone, as well as all devices, networks, and systems, safe. Most attacks are not even caused by direct attacks to networks, devices, or systems. Humans are the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain, and taking a few extra security precautions could shield the company from losses. This chapter will provide some of the resources that users in the organization can utilize to achieve this. It will be helpful for all types of users, both technical and non-technical. It will inform the average non-technical users of the security precautions they should take so as not to expose themselves to security threats. It will also give technical IT users a reference point to check the security of their organization or to learn more about the solutions that they need to implement to offer more security to users and digital assets owned by the organization.
This chapter will discuss the following topics:
- Checklist resources
- Cybersecurity advice and reliable information sources
- Cybersecurity courses
- Cybersecurity threat-intelligence resources