securing_your_computer
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=====Securing your computer ===== | =====Securing your computer ===== | ||
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+ | A barrister was given a (very small) [[https:// | ||
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+ | She stored personal data, on her shared home computer, with no encryption, on a generic account, and it was accidentally uploaded to a cloud server. | ||
====Key points: ==== | ====Key points: ==== | ||
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*[[#Enable the firmware password|Enable the firmware password]] | *[[#Enable the firmware password|Enable the firmware password]] | ||
*[[#Turn on disk encryption|Turn on disk encryption]] | *[[#Turn on disk encryption|Turn on disk encryption]] | ||
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*[[#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]] | * [[#Encrypt USB drives before storing data on them|Encrypt USB drives before storing data on them]] | ||
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*[[#Enable your computer' | *[[#Enable your computer' | ||
- | A barrister was given a (very small) [[https:// | ||
- | She stored personal data, on her shared home computer, with no encryption, on a generic account, and it was accidentally uploaded to a cloud server. | ||
====Don' | ====Don' | ||
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If the option is open to you financially, | If the option is open to you financially, | ||
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+ | ====Don' | ||
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+ | Make your everyday user account one without administrator privileges. | ||
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+ | This may mean you need to jump through some extra hoops to install software, but it mitigates the risk of malware. | ||
====Use a strong password for your computer account==== | ====Use a strong password for your computer account==== | ||
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Use a different password to your user account, and make it a [[passwords|strong password]]. | Use a different password to your user account, and make it a [[passwords|strong password]]. | ||
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====Turn on disk encryption==== | ====Turn on disk encryption==== | ||
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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. | + | [[backups|Here]]. |
====Encrypt USB drives before storing data on them ==== | ====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. | + | If you are going to store information on a USB stick (perhaps as a backup), |
That way, if you lose the drive, or it is stolen, the finder or thief cannot access the information on it. | That way, if you lose the drive, or it is stolen, the finder or thief cannot access the information on it. |
securing_your_computer.txt · Last modified: 2021/07/06 09:26 by 127.0.0.1