Spring hiring season is here. New grads, first time employees, summer interns. Everyone is eager, everyone wants to make a good impression, and nobody wants to be the person who questions the CEO on day four.
That is exactly what attackers are counting on.
The Easiest Target in Your Building
A new hire does not know what normal looks like yet. They do not know how the CEO communicates, what a real vendor request sounds like, or who to call when something feels off. That uncertainty is not a character flaw. It is just week one. But it is also a window that cybercriminals actively look for and exploit.
CEO impersonation emails are 45% more likely to succeed with new hires than with experienced staff. Not because new employees are careless. Because they are trying hard to do the right thing.
The Chaos Nobody Talks About
The laptop is not ready. IT access is half set up. Someone shares a login just for today. A file gets saved locally because the shared drive is not working yet. It all feels like problem solving in the moment. But every one of those workarounds is a gap that did not exist the day before.
Onboarding chaos and security gaps are basically the same thing.
The Fix Is Simpler Than You Think
- Have access ready before day one.
- Set expectations early about what a real internal request looks like.
- And make sure new hires know who to go to when something feels weird without worrying about looking inexperienced.
Most first week mistakes are not about bad judgment. They are about missing information at the worst possible time. Your new hire is ready. Your IT should be too.
Call 201.402.1900 or schedule a free consultation and let KRS make sure everything's set before day one.