Not every company employee feels the need to lock the screen when leaving their work computer unattended. However, doing so is in fact a rather important aspect of corporate information security: if physically inside the office, an attacker can use an unguarded, unlocked computer to get valuable information or install malware. Therefore, one of the basic rules that employees need to be taught is to always lock their computer when they leave their desk.
Probably the best-known way to lock the screen is through the menu. To do this on Windows the user needs to open the Start Menu by clicking the Windows Logo icon, then click the User icon, followed by Lock. Alternatively, they can press Ctrl + Alt + Del and click Lock on the screen that opens – or simply press Enter after the Ctrl + Alt + Del.
Similarly, on macOS the user needs to click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen and select Lock Screen from the menu.
Not the most complicated of actions, but they do involve a certain amount of mouse moving and clicking. And judging by the number of people who don’t bother to lock their machines, many seem to find it too much of a chore. The good news is that there are plenty of alternative ways to lock your computer. So, if you lost all hope on convincing your colleagues to use the basic option, suggest them to try more simpler and faster ones.
Method 1: use a keyboard shortcut
It’s possible to lock your computer literally in a second using a couple of keys — and you don’t even have to configure anything. The Windows and macOS shortcuts are both set by default.
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