What does “Cyber-Smart” mean? Being Cyber Smart is by practicing Cyber Hygiene to help fight against cybercrime. In order to practice Cyber Hygiene, we need to start by keeping our personal and company data safe.
To be Cyber Smart we need to be following good Cyber Hygiene. These are the key attributes that help contribute to good Cyber Hygiene.
- Protect your accounts and focus on account security by evaluating your passwords
- Do not reuse the same password on multiple accounts
- Use a unique password for your work and personal accounts
- Use Multi-Factor Authentication for accounts that contain sensitive information to enhance your account security
- Protect your electronic devices
- Update your devices to fix security holes
- Be protected with anti-malware and anti-virus solutions
- Follow you company’s data backup procedures
- Find secure ways to back up your personal files separately
- Encrypt electronic devices or talk with IT to ensure your devices are encrypted
- Take Cybersecurity seriously
- Respect the requirements of protecting your information at work
- Abide by your company’s policies and procedures by the best of your ability
- Work harder to keep your data safe
Try your best to practice good Cyber Hygiene and keep cybercrime out of your organization! Would you consider yourself someone with good Cyber Hygiene?
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