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ather than something that applies to them daily. However, each employee can beeither the strongest or weakest link in company data security. Making employees awareof data security policies and educating them on common and evolving threats is key todata security. Below are some tips for getting employee buy-in:1. Common Sense Goes a Long Way.Hackers and scammers are counting on employees to be in too much of a hurry, tootrusting, and too social to the point of carelessly clicking on malicious links andattachments. A lot of damage can be prevented if employees exercise good judgmentand have a healthy air of distrust. According to security expert Brian Krebs: “The rulesfor downloads are simple: If you didn’t go looking for it, don’t install it. If you installed it,update it. If you don’t need it, delete it. And never click on unknown links or pop-ups.” 32Employees should use good judgment by inspecting links before clicking. This can bedone very easily by hovering (not clicking) over the links. This technique will reveal theactual address that you will be directed to before clicking. If you receive a message thatappears to be from “American Express” and you hover over a link that showshttp://consolerepairparts.co.uk/americanexpress, it is probably not legitimate.Employees should also be wary of notices to update or requests for information.Microsoft does not call people to install security updates to outdated versions of Word.Adobe does not notify users by pop up messages on the Internet that their Adobe isoutdated. The IRS does not communicate with people over email. Urge employees to32 Benjamin Phelan, The Man Whose Mission is to Stop Consumer Crime, Men’s Journal (Dec. 2014),http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/the-man-whose-mission-is-to-stop-consumer-crime-online-20141203#ixzz3L5cjSgqf (last visited Jan. 13, 2015).March 6, 2015 18 © 3-6-2015 ALFA International Business Litigation P.G.