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Here are some of the business benefits of proactive personal cybersecurity:

• Secured personal accounts lead to fewer credential stuffing attacks
• Updated home devices reduce a company’s exposure to remote vulnerabilities
• Private social media settings provide a lower risk of impersonation scams

Companies Should Encourage Personal Cyber Hygiene

Here are 5 practical ways companies can support personal cybersecurity:

1. Offer Personal Cybersecurity Workshops
a. Incentivize employees to secure home Wi-Fi, enable 2FA, and store passwords safely.
2. Provide Identity Theft Protection
a. Give employees access to identity monitoring or protection services or offer
reimbursement for personal cybersecurity consulting.
3. Bolster Your Cyber Culture
a. Normalize safe behaviors. Praise those who report phishing. Make security part of daily
personal life, not just corporate compliance.
4. Expand Your Audience for Cyber Tabletop Exercises
a. Run mock phishing campaigns to raise awareness and reduce real-world mistakes beyond
your executive team.

Empowering Individuals, Protecting Companies

Cybersecurity isn’t a one-person job, but it starts with each of us at the individual and family level. When
employees care about their digital safety, they act more responsibly at work. That ripple effect reduces
risk across the board.

It’s no longer enough to secure the corporate eco-system. You need to ensure proactive personal
cybersecurity and behavior changes of the person behind the keyboard.

Final Thoughts

Personal cybersecurity is no longer just for individuals and families; personal cybersecurity is business
cybersecurity.

The choices individuals make at home, what apps they download, how they store passwords, which links
they click, can have massive consequences in the workplace. Companies that recognize this relationship
will be more secure than those that don’t.

Investing in personal cybersecurity isn’t just good for people. It’s a smart business move.

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