securing_your_computer
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| *[[#Turn on disk encryption|Turn on disk encryption]] | *[[#Turn on disk encryption|Turn on disk encryption]] | ||
| *[[#Take backups regularly and automatically|Take backups regularly and automatically]] | *[[#Take backups regularly and automatically|Take backups regularly and automatically]] | ||
| + | * [[#Encrypt USB drives before storing data on them|Encrypt USB drives before storing data on them]] | ||
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| - | *[[#Encrypt USB drives before storing data on them|Encrypt USB drives before storing data on them]] | ||
| *[[#Do not take free USB sticks from conferences|Do not take free USB sticks from conferences]] | *[[#Do not take free USB sticks from conferences|Do not take free USB sticks from conferences]] | ||
| *[[#Do not use USB sticks as give-aways at conferences|Do not use USB sticks as give-aways at conferences]] | *[[#Do not use USB sticks as give-aways at conferences|Do not use USB sticks as give-aways at conferences]] | ||
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| If your computer offers disk encryption, turn it on. | If your computer offers disk encryption, turn it on. | ||
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| + | Depending on the software you are using, you may only get the benefit of this when your device is powered off, so turn off your devices (rather than just putting them to sleep) when you are not using them. | ||
| ===FileVault for macOS === | ===FileVault for macOS === | ||
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| ====Take backups regularly and automatically==== | ====Take backups regularly and automatically==== | ||
| Ensure that you are in control of where your data are residing. Not backing up to a cloud service without you realising it. | Ensure that you are in control of where your data are residing. Not backing up to a cloud service without you realising it. | ||
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| + | ====Encrypt USB drives before storing data on them ==== | ||
| + | If you are going to store information on a USB stick (perhaps as a backup), either use a USB stick with hardware encryption, or else encrypt the drive before you store the information on it. | ||
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| + | That way, if you lose the drive, or it is stolen, the finder or thief cannot access the information on it. | ||
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| ====Don' | ====Don' | ||
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| Get them to transfer you the file some other way, and take precautions when opening it. | Get them to transfer you the file some other way, and take precautions when opening it. | ||
| - | ===Encrypt USB drives before storing data on them === | ||
| - | If you are going to store information on a USB stick (perhaps as a backup), encrypt the drive before you store the information on it. | ||
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| - | That way, if you lose the drive, or it is stolen, the finder or thief cannot access the information on it. | ||
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