To avoid an attack performed by cybercriminals, the companies should pay close attention to how their security measures are functioning. This relates to both the human factor and technological implications. First of all, the company should outline a strict set of rules that would save employees for falling for a phishing scheme or fraudulent spam emails. This step is rather significant because unwarranted employee actions may lead to financial losses or disclosure of private information.
Second, it is important to have all computers secured and protected by antivirus software. The local network administrator has to run recurrent check-ups to make sure that there are no viruses or any other malicious software on the employees’ computers. The problem with the existing phishing and spamming techniques is that the scammers come up with new ways to spread their malicious messages under the guise of emails from respected companies such as Google, Amazon, eBay, and others.
One of the companies that were seriously impacted by such fraudulent activity was Snapchat. Owing to a mistake of an employee, the company disclosed a massive array of data to the scammers (including the names and phone numbers of several Snapchat workers and their payroll details). Nonetheless, the company came back hastily as its servers were not breached and none of the personal information of their users was accessed by the hackers. The key factor that helped Snapchat to overcome the dangers of phishing scams is the training policy that allowed them to save time and money by teaching employees to identify and report suspicious activity and files that are received by the company.