IT Security Fatigue - How to Deal with It

 

Online hackers and spammers can sometimes make you dislike the Internet quite a lot no matter how much you want to use and benefit from it. How many times have you had to change your password in order to remain safe from them?  All this is aside from mentioning Not the long passwords that we are creating these days are not easy to remember!

 

These are some of the things that will bring about Internet security fatigue but people need to be informed so that they will not relax even when they are fatigued because it will make things much easier for the hackers and spammers.

 

Internet security fatigue is very dangerous because it could make one lower their guard and stop doing what they have to do to boost their network security. Before you know it, hackers have already gained access and they are doing all sorts of things with your network and data.

 

For these reasons, you have to find appropriate ways to deal with this fatigue and always be on the watchout for these hackers and spammers for as long as you will be using the Internet.

 

How to Prevent Internet Security Fatigue

 

1. As you keep changing your passwords and maintaining stronger ones all the time, you will feel tired, but one thing is for sure; if you really enjoy being on the Internet and doing all sorts of things there, you will not experience this fatigue. People need to see the benefits of doing all that will make them secure on the Internet and not get tired of doing so. Imagine what would happen if you were not able to access the Internet? Just keep boosting your Internet security details so as to stay safe in order to enjoy it for a longer time.

2. If you are using a shared network then you have to ensure that everyone else that is using the network is happy with it. Let them be proud to have the network, and then they will never get tired of protecting it. Do not tell them what to do all the time because it will look like you are dictating things to them, and they will not like that. Let them know the importance of protecting the network, and then they will do so with pride.

3. Whenever you are training your network users on security threats, you need to be creative so that they will enjoy it. This way, they will have no problems at all helping you deal with such threats and preventing them from attacking your network. An organization needs to include everyone using the network in such trainings so that they can all do what they need to protect against these threats. Be assured that no one will suffer from network security fatigue when they are part of the process seeking to protect it.

4. Train the users of your network on how to maintain a safe network and give them fresh ideas all the time so that they will not have to do things which could create boredom and fatigue. If you are the only user of your network, you need to learn new skills all the time, because you too could suffer from network security fatigue. New security ideas should be easy to implement and will help with network security all the time.

 

An organization can train a new set of IT administrators from time to time to help avoid the boredom that always leads to such kind of fatigue. As well a new set of trainees will have all the energy to do it what others have been doing, perhaps for the last decade and who could use some time out. This should help to keep things fresh and interesting for all involved.