Safer Internet Day is just around the corner, in light of its celebration leading business psychologists, The Myers-Briggs Company released cybersecurity tips to aid businesses and their employees in staying cyber-savvy and remaining vigilant in the fight against cybercriminals.
World Economic Forum 2019 report has identified data fraud and cyber-attacks to be one of the major issues facing society.
This is especially pertinent to businesses, with the Myers-Briggs study into ‘Type and cybersecurity’ revealing that 82% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that a “data breach would be disastrous for my organisation”.
The research found that 64% of respondents said they had experienced cyber-attacks in the last year, and almost a third (30%) had experienced attacks in the last month alone.
Myers-Briggs’s Head of Thought Leadership CompanJohn Hackston stated, “While different personality preferences do not guarantee cybersecurity awareness or knowledge, it can be beneficial for businesses to use personality and self-awareness as a starting point in understanding where cybersecurity weaknesses can lay.
Cyber-attacks mitigation is critically important for businesses, and Safer Internet Day is a perfect opportunity to start a conversation with employees about their cybersecurity habits.
The guide provides a starting point for different preferences, all employees would do well to read the full guide.”
The Myers-Briggs Company has released a guide on Cybersecurity tips for each MBTI® type.
Myers-Briggs security tips for Safer Internet 2020 for Introvert people:
ISTJ – Don’t just use variations on the same password or passwords
INTP – You don’t always know best! The rules are there for a reason
ISFP – Remember that people online, even friends, may not be who or what they seem
Myers-Briggs security tips for Safer Internet 2020 for Extrovert people:
ESTP – Get specific examples of what you can do differently, and act on them
ENTJ – Avoid overruling others if they have a fuller knowledge of IT security
ESFP – Don’t take things for granted – it pays to be vigilant, perhaps even untrusting
