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. | ||
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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]] | ||
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- | *[[#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]] | ||
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*[[#Enable your computer' | *[[#Enable 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. | ||
====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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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | Increase your privileges only when you need them (for example, to install software). | ||
====Use a strong password for your computer account==== | ====Use a strong password for your computer account==== | ||
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====Take backups regularly and automatically==== | ====Take backups regularly and automatically==== | ||
[[backups|Here]]. | [[backups|Here]]. | ||
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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' | ||
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- | Even if it is coming from your friend, or a trusted colleague, do you know what security they have on their computer? Do you know what state their anti-virus protection is in? | ||
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- | Get them to transfer you the file some other way, and take precautions when opening it. | ||
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- | ===Do not take free USB sticks from conferences=== | ||
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- | Don't use USB sticks given away at events. If you need a USB stick for something, buy one from a vendor you trust. | ||
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- | ===Do not use USB sticks as give-aways at conferences === | ||
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- | USB sticks might seem like good giveaway items at conferences, | ||
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- | === Do not pick up " | ||
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- | Nothing found on the ground or in the carpark or “left over” in a meeting room. | ||
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- | Yes, it might suck to feel that you could be a good Samaritan and return someone’s vital information or backup of family photographs, | ||
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====Enable your computer' | ====Enable your computer' |
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