Working in the office and working at home are two different sides of a coin. Not just because the office has a working environment, whereas at home you simply need to lie on the sofa. The main problem — at least for cybersecurity, if not productivity — is that in the office, organizations properly protect networks and devices. Meanwhile, except if you’re the CEO, system admins are not coming to your apartment or house and set everything up in accordance with corporate standards. If a private document gets leaked from your home computer, the buck stops with you.
Follow these simple tips when working remotely to avoid such a mishap.
Remote working safety and security tips-
1. Protect devices with an antivirus solution-
Companies generally attempt a scope of measures to protect PCs from malware. They install powerful security solutions, inhibit employees from installing applications, restrict online access from unauthorized devices, and so on. At home, it is trickier to provide such a high level of protection, however leaving a computer vulnerable when work documents are stored there is also a no-no, because if they get stolen, it’ll affect your job. To prevent anything like that from occurring, it is necessary for you to install a reliable security solution on all devices that handle corporate data. If it is expensive, install a free antivirus. Even one at no cost will essentially reduce the risk of getting infected — and landing in a tough situation with the organization.
2. Configure Wi-Fi encryption-
Protecting the computer won’t help if a hacker connects with your Wi-Fi or takes up residence inside your router. Any individual who does that can block all that you send or enter online, including passwords for remote access to an office-based computer or corporate mail. Hence it is necessary to set up a proper network connection.
In the first step, ensure that the connection is encrypted to protect data from prying eyes. If your Wi-Fi asks anyone connecting with it for a password, the connection is encrypted. However, you have some Wi-Fi encryption standards, some of which are now outdated, to select from. Your most solid option is WPA2. You can use the router settings to choose or change the kind of encryption — and remember that your Wi-Fi password should be strong.
3. Change your router login and password-
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If you have never changed the login and password required to enter the router settings, do it now. The default passwords most of the models are too weak, and also known across the Internet and one can easily search it. Attackers just write them into the code of malicious programs — if it works, the router is captured and turns into a bot. Besides, the intruders can also keep an eye on you, since everything that you send online goes through the router. You can change the router username and password from the router settings.
4. Update programs and operating systems-
New vulnerabilities are forever being found in applications and operating systems. And, cybercriminals can’t avoid misusing them to infiltrate others’ devices. Mostly, they depend on individuals being too lazy to even think about updating software because in the latest versions of programs vulnerabilities are generally fixed. So it’s necessary to consistently update everything installed on any device that you use for work purposes.
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