1 in 3 finance workers haven’t been cybersecurity trained

A pretty impressive 31% of employees in the finance sector haven’t had cybersecurity training arranged by their current employer, according to a new survey commissioned by NordLocker, an encrypted cloud service provider. This is alarming information as the same survey reveals 88% of finance professionals handle confidential data at work.
“Since finance is among the top three industries most hit by ransomware, the organizations that don’t train their employees how to identify the potential risks and about the right measures to avoid them are on the brink of falling victim to various cybercriminal activities,” explains Oliver Noble, a cybersecurity expert at NordLocker.
The survey reveals that 7% of employees in the finance sector don’t use any cybersecurity tools at work. Among those who do use protection on their digital devices, antivirus is the most popular software (72%) followed by a password manager (63%), a VPN (61%), and a file encryption tool (52%).