Cyber Security Awareness Poster
Good Work from Home Cyber Security Habits
Cyber security best practices should be outlined by your IT department. Each employee who is working remotely should know the policy. Each employee should be subject to periodic reviews to ensure compliance.
A few items that should be considered when creating a remote work IT policy include the use of:
- A secure home (or remote) network for official tasks.
- Two-factor authentication to log into networks, systems, and secure information.
- Strong network passwords, and strong passwords in general.
- Company-issued devices that are not visible to other devices on a home (or remote) network.
- Official email only; no personal email use should be allowed.
- Secure messaging for sensitive information or PII.
- Common sense, particularly when dealing with suspicious email or PII.
- Incident reports as soon as an issue is detected.
Staff and the consulting IT firm or the IT department must have a good and trusting relationship. If the staff does not feel comfortable enough to report issues, many will be missed and not be stopped. Communication is a key factor in creating an effective team to combat any threats to the office. For more on safely working from home, please see our article “The Separation of Home and Work (From Home)”.
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