Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad is witnessing increased cyberfrauds, and many companies have seen loss of crores of rupees in such cases. A number of companies are creating awareness among employees engaged in the finance and accounting departments because crooks impersonate company owners or directors.
Amit Singh, founder of a cybersecurity and training company, said, “The rise in cyber threats has prompted Gujarat-based companies to enhance security measures, particularly in employee screening and IT systems audits.”
Companies now conduct detailed background checks on senior management to mitigate insider threats and protect sensitive data. “With growing reliance on digital systems, these measures aim to prevent data breaches, safeguard intellectual property, and build stakeholder trust,” said Singh.
A cybersecurity expert Sunny Vaghela said, “Most of the companies are adopting Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) exercises to find out the available loopholes in their systems. Employees are targeted by cybercriminals with look-alike email IDs of company owners, and the employees should be trained to identify such emails.”
Awareness and training are needed for preventing cyberattacks, said a cybersecuity expert. “Apart from adopting advanced technology, we are also focused on making our employees alert. In our finance and accounting department, we are giving special training to employees about payments to any accounts. We are also setting up a process for cross-checking in case employees get WhatsApp messages or emails to make payments from the management level,” said a director of a leading financial services firm.