Importance Of End User Training

Employees are the "leading cause of security issues," McDonald said. A significant part of that is end user "stupidity" and negligent behavior, which can leave end users susceptible to phishing attacks, he said. The other piece is malicious insider behavior that intentionally compromises data or systems for personal or financial gain, he said. VARs can remedy the former of those situations with end user education initiatives and the latter with system controls and law enforcement measures where necessary, he said.