5 Security Tips To Share With Your Employees

Nowadays, everyone needs to stay alert and be aware of IT Security systems.  Below are 5 security tips to share with your employees.

PASSWORDS

These should be at least 10 characters long with a mix of lower and upper case letters, numbers and symbols

BROWSERS

Ensure secure browsers are used when accessing company webmail remotely by using the HTTPS protocol

EMAIL ATTACHMENTS

DO NOT  open emails and attachments from unknown senders, and DO NOT use the ‘Preview Pane’ in MS Outlook asit is the same as opening the email.

BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE (BYOD)

We all know that this is ‘Bring your own device’ is where employees use their own smartphones, tables or laptops for work but it is essential that these are protect as well as the Comppany’s own IT assets.

SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS

Ensure everyone understands the potential risks of downloading third party applications and abides to strict, clear guidelines

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