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Even though millions of workers have been directed by their companies to work from home, it still shocks me that many of them are again not taking the proper precautions to protect their data. Some of this stems from the fact that many companies, at the onset of COVID-19, did not have substantial work from home security guidelines and requirements for users who were using their personal PCs or mobile devices to work from home. Some consumers still believe, falsely, that a severe data breach can’t happen to them.
In preparing for this column, an informal (and unscientific) survey of 10 friends and family members, all of whom are working from home, demonstrated to varying degrees how many work from home users are simply not prepared. I’m even reluctant to admit that two of my informal survey respondents told me that they hadn’t changed their home email password in years, and it contains their birthday so that it’s simple to remember. Yikes.
So in the spirit of fictional George Costanza, who was once famously counseled by Jerry Seinfeld that doing the opposite of his instincts would result in the right thing to do, please embark on these contrarian recommendations to ensure that you have a highly secure work from home setup.
#1: Don’t Use A Password On Your Desktop Or Laptop PC
I must begin with a “Captain Obvious” callout. It always horrifies me when I visit someone’s home and notice that they’re not using any type of password to sec ..
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