Imagine a scenario in which an employee clicks a link in an e-mail and costs his or her employer $600,000. Unfortunately, this situation does not require one’s imagination. This is exactly what happened in Riviera Beach, Florida, when an employee clicked a link in an e-mail, and the government was crippled by a ransomware attack. The city had to pay all of that money just to gain access to its own files.
Who is to blame when these things happen? One cybersecurity expert believes that the onus of responsibility rests squarely on employers that fail to conduct adequate preventive training.
