Top ten safe computing tips quintana jose gabriel

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T o p 1 0 T e c h S e c u r ity B a s ic s E v e r y P e r s o n S h o u ld F o llo w

W e ta lk a lo t a b o u t c o m p u te r s e c u rity a n d d a ta s e c u rity h e re a t L ife h a c k e r, b u t y o u

c a n n e v e r h a v e to o m a n y re m in d e rs o f th e b a s ic s . H e re , in a n u ts h e ll, a re th e s e c u rity tip s a n d

h a b its e v e ry c o m p u te r u s e r s h o u ld k n o w . C o n s id e r it a q u ic k w a y to a u d it y o u r o w n s e c u rity

o r h e lp o th e rs y o u c a re a b o u t g e t th e e s s e n tia ls d o w n .

1 0 . W a tc h O u t fo r S o c ia l E n g in e e r in g A tta c k s

L e t’s s ta rt o ff w ith p e rh a p s th e b ig g e s t s e c u rity c o n c e rn : S o c ia l e n g in e e rin g . It’s h o w

h a c k e rs a n d d a ta th ie v e s

c le v e rly a c c e s s y o u r s e c u re

in fo rm a tio n th ro u g h p h is h in g ,

im p e rs o n a tin g o th e r c o m p a n ie s

a n d p e o p le , a n d o th e r c o m m o n

ta c tic s . B e s u s p ic io u s o f a ll

lin k s , e m a ils , p h o n e c a lls , a n d o th e r c o m m u n ic a tio n s , b u t a ls o k n o w th a t m o s t d a ta b r e a c h e s

c o m e f r o m in te r n a l s o u r c e s . Y o u m ig h t b e s u r p r is e d a t h o w e a s ily e v e n s e c u r ity e x p e r ts c a n

b e f o o le d o r h a c k e d , s o a w a r e n e s s is k e y .

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9 . M a k e Y o u r P h o n e ’s L o c k C o d e M o r e S e c u r e

T h e d e fa u lt 4 -d ig it P IN fo r iO S is n ’t th e m o s t s e c u re . H e a d to th e

S e ttin g s a p p to a d d e v e n ju s t o n e m o re d ig it a n d y o u r p h o n e w ill b e m u c h m o re

s e c u r e . T h e s a m e h o ld s tru e fo r A n d ro id : L o n g e r is b e tte r. T h e re a re

a ls o A n d ro id lo c k s c re e n to o ls to b o o s t y o u r p h o n e ’s s e c u rity . A t th e v e ry

le a s t, c o n s id e r c h a n g in g y o u r P IN if it’ s o n e o f th e s e .

8 . B a c k U p Y o u r C o m p u te r A u to m a tic a lly

If y o u d o n ’t m a k e re g u la r, d u p lic a te b a c k u p s , a ll th e d a ta th a t’s im p o rta n t to y o u is n ’ t s e c u r e .

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y o u c a n a ls o u s e W in d o w s ’ b u ilt -in to o ls o r M a c ’s T im e

M a c h in e . ( H e c k , g o n u t s a n d b u ild a T im e M a c h in e b a c k u p s e r v e r w i th a R a s p b e r r y P i .)

7 . I n s ta ll th e B e s t A n tiv ir u s a n d A n ti-M a lw a r e S o ftw a r e

V iru s e s a n d m a lw a re a re a lw a y s a

th re a t. W e re c o m m e n d u s in g o n e a n tiv iru s

to o l, s u c h a s A v ira fo r W in d o w s

o r S o p h o s A n ti-V iru s fo r M a c , a s w e ll a s

a n a n ti-m a lw a re to o l fo r o n -d e m a n d

s c a n n in g , s u c h a s M a lw a re b y te s . E a s y p e a s y .

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6 . L o c k D o w n Y o u r W ir e le s s R o u te r

Y o u r ro u te r is th e fir s t lin e o f d e fe n s e f o r y o u r h o m e n e tw o rk . Y o u k n o w y o u s h o u ld c h a n g e

th e r o u te r’s a d m in is tra to r lo g in , u s e W P A 2

(A E S ) e n c ry p tio n , a n d c h a n g e o th e r b a s ic

s e ttin g s . T h e re a re a ls o s o m e o th e r W i- F i

ro u te r s e c u rity s e ttin g s y o u m ig h t n e e d to

c h a n g e rig h t n o w . T h in k s o m e o n e m ig h t

h a v e b e e n s te a lin g y o u r W i- F i? H e r e ’s h o w

to fin d o u t a n d h o w to s e e e v e r y th in g th a t’ s h a p p e n in g o n y o u r n e tw o rk . If y o u w a n t to s h a re y o u r

W i-F i w ith f rie n d s , y o u c a n s till d o th a t s a fe ly .

5 . N e v e r S e n d S e n s itiv e I n fo r m a tio n O v e r E m a il U n le s s I t’s E n c r y p te d

S e n s itiv e in fo rm a tio n , s u c h a s

y o u r b a n k in fo , s o c ia l s e c u rity

n u m b e r, ta x re tu rn s , o r c o n fid e n tia l

b u s in e s s in fo , s h o u ld n e v e r b e s e n t o v e r

e m a il w ith o u t e n c ry p tio n . It’s to o ris k y .

E n c ry p t file s w ith o n e o f th e s e to o ls b e fo re s e n d in g th e m o r u s e a s e rv ic e lik e s u p e r s im p le

P ro to n M a il o r e n c ry p t y o u r e m a ils w ith P G P . E n c ry p t a ll th e th in g s .

4 . D o n ’t U s e P u b lic W i-F i W ith o u t a V P N

Y e s , y o u re a lly d o n e e d to w o rr y

a b o u t s e c u rity w h e n u s in g p u b lic W i-F i.

A t th e v e ry le a s t, it’ s b e tte r to b e s a fe

th a n s o rr y . H e re ’ s h o w to s ta y s a fe o n

p u b lic W i-F i n e tw o r k s . Y o u r b e s t d e fe n s e

w ill b e to u s e a V P N , o r v ir tu a l p riv a te

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n e tw o rk . It k e e p s y o u s a fe e v e n in o th e r s itu a tio n s to o . If y o u ’re u s in g a V P N to s ta y a n o n y m o u s ,

th a t w o n ’t p r o te c t y o u if y o u ’re c a r e le s s w ith y o u r id e n tity , b u t, a s id e fro m th a t, e v e ry o n e c a n u s e a

g o o d V P N . H e re ’s a m a s s iv e c o m p a ris o n s p re a d s h e e t to h e lp y o u fin d th e rig h t V P N .

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C le v e r p a s s w o rd tric k s a re n ’t

fo o lin g a n y o n e , a n d b e c a u s e y o u s h o u ld

b e u s in g u n iq u e p a s s w o rd s fo r e a c h s ite

a n d s e rv ic e y o u u s e , it’s im p o s s ib le to

re m e m b e r e v e ry p a s sw o rd . T h a t’s w h e re

p a s s w o r d m a n a g e rs c o m e in .

W e c o m p a re d th e b e s t p a s s w o r d m a n a g e rs h e r e , b u t a ls o to o k a lo o k a t w h ic h p a s s w o rd m a n a g e r is

th e m o s t s e c u re . Y o u a lw a y s h a v e to w e ig h s e c u rity a n d c o n v e n ie n c e , th o u g h , s o ju s t p ic k o n e th a t

h a s th e f e a tu re s y o u n e e d .

2 . U s e T w o -F a c to r A u th e n tic a tio n

P le a s e tu rn it o n . T w o -f a c to r a u th e n tic a tio n o ff e rs th e e x tr a la y e r o f s e c u rity th a t p ro te c ts y o u

in c a s e y o u r p a s s w o rd g e ts s to le n . U s e

T w o F a c to rA u th to f in d o u t a ll th e p la c e s

y o u c a n tu rn tw o -fa c to r a u th e n tic a tio n o n .

A n d , d o n ’t w o rr y , if y o u lo s e y o u r p h o n e

(m o s t o fte n u s e d a s th e a u th e n tic a tio n

d e v ic e ), y o u c a n s till g e t b a c k in to y o u r a c c o u n t if y o u p la n a h e a d .

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1 . R e g u la r ly R e v ie w Y o u r A p p P e r m is s io n s a n d S e c u r ity S e ttin g s

F in a lly , it’s n o t e n o u g h to ju s t h a v e a ll o f th e a b o v e s e t u p , y o u h a v e to s till b e v ig ila n t a n d

m a k e s u r e y o u r s o ftw a r e is a lw a y s u p -to -d a te . W e o fte n fo rg e t a b o u t s tu ff lik e u p d a tin g th e r o u te r

firm w a re o r c le a n in g u p o u r a p p p e rm is s io n s . M a k e

th is a ll p a rt o f y o u r s p rin g c le a n in g o r p e rh a p s a

re g u la r h a b it. H e re ’s h o w to c le a n u p y o u r F a c e b o o k

a p p p e rm is s io n s , c le a n o u t y o u r T w itte r a p p

p e rm is s io n s , o r u s e a s ite lik e M y P e rm is s io n s to

c le a n u p m u ltip le s e rv ic e s , in c lu d in g G o o g le a n d F a c e b o o k . G o o g le s o m e tim e s o f fe rs fre e s to ra g e ju s t

fo r d o in g a s e c u r ity c h e c k , s o y o u c a n e v e n g e t a b o n u s fo r k e e p in g u p w ith y o u r s e c u rity n e e d s .

S p e a k in g o f b o n u s e s , h e re ’s h o w to s e c u re y o u r c o m p u te r lik e th e N S A a n d , u h , w h a t

th e N S A s p y in g s c a n d a l m e a n s fo r y o u , a s w e ll a s w o rd s y o u p ro b a b ly d o n ’t w a n t to p o s t

o n lin e if y o u ’re p a ra n o id a b o u t th e g o v e rn m e n t s p y in g o n y o u .

(Illu s tra tio n b y F ru z s in a K u h á ri. P h o to s b y J a y m is L o v e d a y , k o n m e s a (S h u tte rs to c k ) a n d

T o ria (S h u tte rs to c k )., 2 0 1 8 )

D ir e c c tio n : h ttp s ://life h a c k e r .c o m /to p -1 0 -te c h -s e c u r ity -b a s ic s -e v e r y -p e r s o n -s h o u ld -fo llo w -

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(P in o la , 2 0 1 8 )

(Illu s tra tio n b y F ru z s in a K u h á ri. P h o to s b y J a y m is L o v e d a y , k o n m e s a (S h u tte rs to c k ) a n d

T o ria (S h u tte rs to c k )., 2 0 1 8 )

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T o p T e n S a fe C o m p u tin g T ip s

F o l l o w t h e s e t i p s t o k e e p y o u r c o m p u t e r 's s e c u r i t y t i g h t . I f t h i s i s y o u r f i r s t v i s i t , u s e t h e s e t i p s a s a

s e c u r it y c h e c k l is t .

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P a tc h , P a tc h , P A T C H !

A n u n p a tc h e d m a c h in e is m o re lik e ly to h a v e s o ftw a re v u ln e r a b ilitie s th a t c a n b e e x p lo ite d . T u rn o n

a u to m a tic u p d a te s : M a c | W in d o w s .

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I n s ta ll p r o t e c tiv e s o ft w a r e .

S o p h o s i s a v a ila b le a s a f r e e d o w n l o a d f r o m I S & T 's s o f tw a r e g r id . O n c e i n s ta lle d , s c h e d u le S o p h o s

to re g u la rly s c a n a n d u p d a te y o u r v iru s d e f in itio n s a u to m a tic a lly .

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C h o o se str o n g p a s sw o r d s.

S tro n g p a s s w o r d s u s e a c o m b in a tio n o f le tte rs , n u m b e rs , a n d s p e c ia l c h a ra c te r s . C re a te a u n iq u e

p a s s w o r d f o r e a c h a c c o u n t. L a s t P a s s c a n m a n a g e a ll o f y o u r p a s s w o r d s f o r y o u — a n d it's f r e e .

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B a ck u p o n a r eg u la r b a sis.

S c h e d u lin g r o u tin e b a c k u p s c a n p r o te c t y o u fr o m th e u n e x p e c te d . A lw a y s k e e p a fe w m o n th s ' w o r th

o f re trie v a b le b a c k u p . D o w n lo a d a n d in s ta ll C r a s h P la n a n d le a rn h o w to b a c k u p y o u r s y s te m .

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5.

C o n tro l a cc ess to y o u r m a ch in e.

D o n 't l e a v e y o u r c o m p u te r in a n u n s e c u r e d , p u b l ic a r e a , e s p e c ia l ly i f y o u 'r e l o g g e d o n . T h is in c lu d e s

A th e n a c lu s te rs a n d Q u ic k s ta tio n s . T h e p h y s ic a l s e c u r ity o f y o u r m a c h in e is ju s t a s im p o r ta n t a s its

te c h n ic a l s e c u rity .

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U s e e m a il a n d t h e in te r n e t s a f e ly .

Ig n o r e u n s o lic ite d e m a ils . B e w a ry o f a tta c h m e n ts , lin k s , a n d fo rm s in e m a ils th a t c o m e f ro m p e o p le

y o u d o n 't k n o w , o r w h ic h s e e m " p h is h y ." A v o i d u n tr u s tw o r th y ( o f te n f r e e ) d o w n l o a d s . L e a r n m o r e

a b o u t d e a lin g w ith s p a m a t M I T .

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U s e s e c u r e c o n n e c t io n s .

W h e n c o n n e c te d to th e in te r n e t, y o u r d a ta c a n b e v u ln e ra b le w h ile in tra n s it. U s e r e m o te

c o n n e c tiv ity a n d s e c u re file tra n s fe r o p tio n s w h e n o ff c a m p u s .

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P r o t e c t s e n s itiv e d a ta .

S e c u re ly re m o v e s e n s itiv e d a ta file s fro m y o u r h a r d d r iv e , e s p e c ia lly w h e n re c y c lin g o r re p u r p o s in g

y o u r c o m p u te r. P ro te c t s e n s itiv e file s u s in g th e e n c ry p tio n to o ls b u ilt in to y o u r o p e ra tin g s y s te m .

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U s e d e s k to p fir e w a lls .

M a c a n d W in d o w s c o m p u te rs u s e b a s ic d e s k to p fire w a lls to p ro te c t y o u r c o m p u te r file s fr o m b e in g

s c a n n e d . M a k e s u re th e y a re p r o p e r ly c o n fig u r e d .

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o s t im p o r ta n tly , s ta y in fo r m e d .

S ta y c u rr e n t w ith th e la te s t d e v e lo p m e n ts : F o llo w IS & T o n F a c e b o o k a n d T w itte r. B o o k m a rk IS & T

S e c u re C o m p u tin g .

D ir e c tio n s :

h ttp s : //is t.m i t.e d u /s e c u r ity /t ip s

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I S P 's " T o p 1 0 " L is t o f S e c u r e C o m p u tin g T ip s T ip # 1 - Y o u a re a ta rg e t to h a c k e rs D o n 't e v e r s a y " I t w o n 't h a p p e n t o m e " .

W e a re a ll a t ris k a n d th e s ta k e s a re h ig h - to y o u r

p e r s o n a l a n d f i n a n c i a l w e l l - b e i n g , a n d t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y 's s t a n d i n g a n d r e p u t a t i o n .

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K e e p i n g c a m p u s c o m p u t i n g r e s o u r c e s s e c u r e i s e v e r y o n e 's r e s p o n s i b i l it y .

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B y f o llo w in g th e tip s b e lo w a n d r e m a in in g v ig i le n t, y o u a r e d o in g y o u r p a r t to p r o te c t

y o u rs e lf a n d o th e rs.

T ip # 2 - K e e p s o f tw a r e u p to d a te

I n s ta llin g s o f tw a r e u p d a te s f o r y o u r o p e r a tin g s y s te m a n d p r o g r a m s is c r itic a l. A lw a y s in s ta ll

th e la te st s e c u rity u p d a te s fo r y o u r d e v ic e s:

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T u r n o n A u to m a tic U p d a te s f o r y o u r o p e r a tin g s y s te m .

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U s e w e b b r o w s e r s s u c h a s C h r o m e o r F ir e f o x th a t r e c e iv e f r e q u e n t, a u to m a tic s e c u r ity

u p d a te s .

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M a k e s u r e t o k e e p b r o w s e r p l u g - i n s ( F l a s h , J a v a , e t c .) u p t o d a t e .

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U tiliz e S e c u n ia P S I (f r e e ) to fin d o th e r s o ftw a r e o n y o u r c o m p u te r th a t n e e d s to b e

u p d a te d .

T ip # 3 - A v o id P h ish in g sc a m s - b e w a re o f su sp ic io u s e m a ils

a n d p h o n e c a lls

P h is h in g s c a m s a re a c o n s ta n t th re a t - u sin g v a rio u s s o c ial e n g in e erin g (lin k is e x te rn al) p lo y s,

c y b e r c rim in a ls w ill a tte m p t to tric k y o u in to d iv u lg in g p e rs o n a l in fo rm a tio n s u c h a s y o u r lo g in

ID a n d p a s s w o rd , b a n k in g o r c re d it c a rd in fo rm a tio n .

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P h is h in g s c a m s c a n b e c a r r ie d o u t b y p h o n e , te x t, o r th r o u g h s o c ia l n e tw o r k in g s ite s - b u t

m o s t c o m m o n ly b y e m a il.

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B e s u s p ic io u s o f a n y o f fic ia l- lo o k in g e m a il m e s s a g e o r p h o n e c a ll th a t a s k s f o r p e r s o n a l

o r fin a n c ia l in fo rm atio n .

C h e c k o u t o u r P h is h in g R e s o u r c e s s e c tio n f o r d e ta ils a b o u t id e n tify in g p h is h in g s c a m s a n d

p ro te c tin g y o u rs e lf.

T ip # 4 - P r a c tic e g o o d p a s s w o r d m a n a g e m e n t

W e a l l h a v e t o o m a n y p a s s w o r d s t o m a n a g e - a n d i t 's e a s y t o t a k e s h o r t - c u t s , l i k e r e u s e i n g

th e s a m e p a s s w o rd .

A p a s s w o r d m a n a g e m e n t p r o g r a m ( lin k is e x te r n a l) c a n h e lp y o u to m a in ta in

s tr o n g u n iq u e p a s s w o r d s f o r a ll o f y o u r a c c o u n ts .

T h e s e p ro g ra m s c a n g e n e ra te stro n g p a s s w o rd s

f o r y o u , e n te r c r e d e n tia ls a u to m a tic a lly , a n d r e m in d y o u to u p d a te y o u r p a s s w o r d s p e r io d ic a lly .

T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l o n lin e p a s s w o r d m a n a g e m e n t s e r v ic e s th a t o f f e r f r e e v e r s io n s ,

a n d K e e P a s s ( lin k is e x te r n a l) is a f r e e a p p lic a tio n f o r M a c a n d W in d o w s .

H e re a re s o m e g e n e ra l p a s s w o rd tip s to k e e p in m in d :

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U s e lo n g p a s s w o rd s - 2 0 c h a r a c te r s o r m o r e is r e c o m m e n d e d .

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U s e a s tr o n g m ix o f c h a r a c te r s , a n d n e v e r u s e th e s a m e p a s s w o r d fo r m u ltip le s ite s .

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D o n 't s h a r e y o u r p a s s w o r d s a n d d o n 't w r it e t h e m d o w n ( e s p e c i a l l y n o t o n a p o s t - i t n o t e

a tta c h e d to y o u r m o n ito r).

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U p d a te y o u r p a s s w o r d s p e r io d ic a lly , a t le a s t o n c e e v e r y 6 m o n th s ( 9 0 d a y s is b e tte r ).

T h e P r o te c tin g Y o u r C r e d e n tia ls h o w -to a r tic le c o n ta in s d e ta ile d re c o m m e n d a tio n s f o r

k e e p in g y o u r p a s s w o rd s a fe .

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T ip # 5 -

B e c a r e f u l w h a t y o u c lic k

A v o id v is itin g u n k n o w n w e b s ite s o r d o w n lo a d in g s o f tw a r e fr o m u n tr u s te d

so u rces.

T h e s e site s o fte n h o s t m a lw a re th a t w ill a u to m a tic a lly , a n d o fte n s ile n tly , c o m p ro m is e

y o u r c o m p u te r.

I f a tt a c h m e n t s o r l i n k s i n e m a i l a r e u n e x p e c t e d o r s u s p i c i o u s f o r a n y r e a s o n , d o n 't c l i c k o n

it.

I S P r e c o m m e n d s u s in g C lic k - to - P la y o r N o S c rip t ( lin k is e x te r n a l) , b r o w s e r a d d - o n f e a tu r e s th a t

p r e v e n t th e a u to m a tic d o w n lo a d o f p lu g - in c o n te n t ( e .g ., J a v a , F la s h ) a n d s c r ip ts th a t c a n h a r b o r

m a lic io u s c o d e .

T ip # 6 - N e v e r le a v e d e v ic e s u n a tte n d e d

T h e p h y s ic a l s e c u r ity o f y o u r d e v ic e s is ju s t a s im p o rta n t a s th e ir te c h n ic a l s e c u r ity .

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If y o u n e e d to le a v e y o u r la p to p , p h o n e , o r ta b let fo r a n y le n g th o f tim e - lo c k it u p s o n o

o n e e ls e c a n u s e it.

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I f y o u k e e p s e n s itiv e in f o r m a tio n o n a fla s h d r iv e o r e x te r n a l h a r d d r iv e , m a k e s u r e to

k e e p th e s e lo c k e d a s w e ll.

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F o r d e s k to p c o m p u te rs , s h u t-d o w n th e s y s te m w h e n n o t in u s e - o r lo c k y o u r s c re e n .

T ip # 7 - P r o te c t s e n s itiv e d a ta

B e a w a r e o f s e n s itiv e d a ta th a t y o u c o m e in to c o n ta c t w ith , a n d a s s o c ia te d r e s tr ic tio n s -

r e v ie w th e U C B D a ta C la s s if ic a tio n S ta n d a r d to u n d e r s ta n d d a ta p r o te c tio n le v e l

re q u ire m e n ts .

In g e n e ra l:

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K e e p s e n s i ti v e d a t a ( e . g ., S S N 's , c r e d i t c a r d i n f o r m a ti o n , s t u d e n t r e c o r d s , h e a l t h

in f o r m a tio n , e tc .) o f f o f y o u r w o r k s ta tio n , la p to p , o r m o b ile d e v ic e s .

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S e c u r e ly r e m o v e s e n s itiv e d a ta f ile s f r o m y o u r s y s te m w h e n th e y a r e n o lo n g e r n e e d e d .

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A lw a y s u s e e n c r y p tio n w h e n s to r in g o r tr a n s m ittin g s e n s itiv e d a ta .

U n s u re h o w to s to re o r h a n d le s e n sitiv e d ata ?

C o n ta c t u s a n d a s k !

T ip # 8 - U s e m o b ile d e v ic e s s a f e ly

C o n s id e rin g h o w m u c h w e re ly o n o u r m o b ile d e v ic e s, a n d h o w su s c e p tib le th e y are to a tta c k ,

y o u 'l l w a n t t o m a k e s u r e y o u a r e p r o t e c t e d :

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L o c k y o u r d e v ic e w ith a P I N o r p a s s w o r d - a n d n e v e r le a v e it u n p ro te c te d in p u b lic .

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O n ly in s tall a p p s fro m tru s te d s o u rc e s .

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K e e p y o u r d e v i c e 's o p e r a ti n g s y s t e m u p d a t e d .

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D o n 't c li c k o n l i n k s o r a tt a c h m e n t s f r o m u n s o li c i t e d e m a i l s o r t e x ts .

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A v o id tr a n s m ittin g o r s to r in g p e r s o n a l in f o r m a tio n o n th e d e v ic e .

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M o s t h a n d h e l d d e v i c e s a r e c a p a b l e o f e m p l o y i n g d a t a e n c r y p ti o n - c o n s u l t y o u r d e v i c e 's

d o c u m e n ta tio n f o r a v a ila b le o p tio n s .

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U s e A p p l e 's F i n d m y i P h o n e ( l i n k i s e x t e r n a l ) o r t h e A n d r o i d D e v ic e M a n a g e r ( l i n k is

e x te r n a l) to o ls to h e lp p r e v e n t lo s s o r th e f t.

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B a c k u p y o u r d a ta .

T ip # 9 - I n s ta ll a n ti- v ir u s p r o te c tio n

O n ly in s ta ll a n a n ti - v ir u s p r o g r a m f r o m a k n o w n a n d tr u s te d s o u r c e .

K e e p v iru s

d e fin itio n s , e n g in e s a n d s o ftw a re u p to d a te to e n s u re y o u r a n ti -v iru s p ro g ra m re m a in s e ffe c tiv e .

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F o r p e rs o n a lly -o w n e d s y s te m s a n d u n m a n a g e d U C B o w n e d c o m p u te rs , th e c a m p u s

o f f e r s f r e e a n ti- v ir u s s o ftw a r e , a v a ila b le f o r W in d o w s a n d M a c , to c u r r e n t f a c u lty , s ta f f, a n d

s tu d e n ts .

T ip # 1 0 - B a c k u p y o u r d a ta

B a c k u p o n a re g u lar b a s is - if y o u are a v ictim o f a s e c u rity in c id en t, th e o n ly g u a ra n te e d

w a y to r e p a ir y o u r c o m p u te r is to e r a s e a n d r e - in s ta ll th e s y s te m .

H e r e a r e s o m e a d d itio n a l tip s to h e lp k e e p y o u s a f e a n d s e c u r e

o n lin e :

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U s e a fir e w a ll - M a c a n d W in d o w s h a v e b a s ic d e s k to p fir e w a lls a s p a r t o f th e ir o p e r a tin g

s y s te m th a t c a n h e lp p r o te c t y o u r c o m p u te r fr o m e x te r n a l a tta c k s .

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U s e p u b lic w ir e le s s h o t -s p o ts w is e ly - fo llo w th e s e tip s (lin k is e x te rn a l) fo r sta y in g s a fe .

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B e c o n s c ie n tio u s o f w h a t y o u p lu g in to y o u r c o m p u te r (fla s h d riv e s a n d e v e n s m a rt

p h o n e s c a n c o n ta in m a lw are ).

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B e c a r e fu l o f w h a t y o u s h a r e o n s o c ia l n e tw o r k in g s ite s .

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M o n ito r y o u r a c c o u n ts fo r s u s p ic io u s a c tiv ity .

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B a n k o r s h o p o n lin e o n ly o n t r u s t e d d e v ic e s a n d n e t w o r k s - a n d lo g o u t o f th e s e s ite s

w h e n y o u 'v e c o m p l e t e d y o u r tr a n s a c t i o n s .

D ir e c tio n s :

h ttp s : //s e c u r ity .b e r k e le y .e d u /r e s o u r c e s / b e s t - p r a c ti c e s - h o w - to - a r ti c le s /to p - 1 0 - s e c u r e - c o m p u ti n g - ti p s

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R e fe r e n c ia s

R e fe r e n c ia s : Illu s t r a t io n b y F r u z s in a K u h รก r i. P h o t o s b y J a y m is L o v e d a y , k . ( . ( s .f .) .

Illu s t r a t io n b y F r u z s in a K u h รก r i. P h o t o s b y J a y m is L o v e d a y , k o n m e s a ( S h u t t e r s t o c k ) a n d T o r ia ( S h u t t e r s t o c k ) . ( 2 0 1 8 , 0 5 2 9 ) . h t t p s : / / l if e h a c k e r .c o m / t o p - 1 0 - t e c h - s e c u r it y - b a s i c s - e v e r y p e r s o n - s h o u ld - f o llo w - 1 7 6 7 1 4 8 9 2 5 .