Using company owned computers for personal reasons or any tasks outside of your day-to-day work could put you and your business at unnecessary risks. It is important to be mindful of every email opened, link clicked, site visited, and software installed. Today we are going to discuss ways to keep your computer clean and safe, what to avoid while on a work computer, and how Mnemonix helps to keep your devices safe.
Passwords are something we use on a daily basis. First and foremost, it is best practice to never use the same password across multiple accounts. If your credentials become compromised, the attackers not only have access to the initial account they compromised, but also all of the others that you use the same password on. With that being said, there are multiple password vaults that are safe to use to keep up on the numerous passwords we have. In regard to using personal passwords in a business environment, it is important to remember to not save these passwords to a work computer as you don’t truly know who is accessing them on a day-to-day basis.
A report on telecommuting in the United States from FlexJobs and the Global Workplace Analytics found that 3.9 million U.S. employees who make up 2.9% of the total U.S. workforce work remotely at least half of the time. This number has only increased since the start of the pandemic. For many of them, it can be tempting to work from locations such as coffee shops, airports, hotels etc. Places that offer free Wi-Fi can expose you and your business device to attacks. Attackers can setup fake networks that often look like the real Wi-Fi but are just attempts to gain access to your computer. A software company, Check Point, conducted a study that showed two-thirds of IT professionals believe recent high-profile breaches were cause by employee carelessness and lack of security awareness while accessing public networks.
Many users like to listen to music during the workday. Did you know that listening to music on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, etc. can lead to security breaches? Downloading software not previously assigned or permitted by your business can lead to that same software falling behind on security updates. This may allow for attackers to have easy access to both your business computer, and in turn the business network if the software was to be compromised. This holds true for any software you may install that isn’t already installed by the business as it could lead to security breaches as well.
Mnemonix constantly monitors anomalies on client networks as well and managing anti-virus software to keep your devices secure. Mnemonix also offers email security training that has proven to decrease the number of breaches via email drastically. If you’d like to learn more about how Mnemonix works daily to keep your business safe, or would like more information about email security training, please contact Mnemonix.
Passwords are something we use on a daily basis. First and foremost, it is best practice to never use the same password across multiple accounts. If your credentials become compromised, the attackers not only have access to the initial account they compromised, but also all of the others that you use the same password on. With that being said, there are multiple password vaults that are safe to use to keep up on the numerous passwords we have. In regard to using personal passwords in a business environment, it is important to remember to not save these passwords to a work computer as you don’t truly know who is accessing them on a day-to-day basis.
A report on telecommuting in the United States from FlexJobs and the Global Workplace Analytics found that 3.9 million U.S. employees who make up 2.9% of the total U.S. workforce work remotely at least half of the time. This number has only increased since the start of the pandemic. For many of them, it can be tempting to work from locations such as coffee shops, airports, hotels etc. Places that offer free Wi-Fi can expose you and your business device to attacks. Attackers can setup fake networks that often look like the real Wi-Fi but are just attempts to gain access to your computer. A software company, Check Point, conducted a study that showed two-thirds of IT professionals believe recent high-profile breaches were cause by employee carelessness and lack of security awareness while accessing public networks.
Many users like to listen to music during the workday. Did you know that listening to music on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, etc. can lead to security breaches? Downloading software not previously assigned or permitted by your business can lead to that same software falling behind on security updates. This may allow for attackers to have easy access to both your business computer, and in turn the business network if the software was to be compromised. This holds true for any software you may install that isn’t already installed by the business as it could lead to security breaches as well.
Mnemonix constantly monitors anomalies on client networks as well and managing anti-virus software to keep your devices secure. Mnemonix also offers email security training that has proven to decrease the number of breaches via email drastically. If you’d like to learn more about how Mnemonix works daily to keep your business safe, or would like more information about email security training, please contact Mnemonix.
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