Good IT Practices to Prevent Cyberattacks
Discover the good IT practices to prevent all the troubles of viruses, spam, ransomware, ... As the list is long, we invite you to consult our lexicon of the computer threats to know more about it.
Chapter 1: Passwords and Software
Good IT practices go first by personal vigilance.- Diversify your passwords with capital letters, lowercase letters, numbers and special characters. Don’t choose an obvious password such as your date of birth.
- Don’t keep a list of passwords of all your software in an Excel file.
- Don’t postpone software and antivirus updates by not turning off your hardware. Try to turn off your computer as much as possible.
Chapter 2: Data Backup
It is also recommended to be methodical is conscientious to protect his information.- Organize its shared folders in a structured way so that the network administrator can recover the archives in case of unfortunate deletion
- Save all your files on the shared files server.
- Make sure you saved and closed all your documents before leaving your office.
Chapter 3: Smartphone and Laptop
Good IT practices do not stop at the office door. Staying alert on the move will save a lot of time!- Set a password to lock your smartphone in addition to your phone’s PIN and set the automatic screen lock.
- Don’t download useless apps on professional smartphone and check what data these applications can access in the phone
- Don’t pre-register all your passwords. It will avoid bad surprise in case of theft or loss.
- Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when not in use.
Chapter 4: Connectivity and Internet use
The use of the Internet is obviously to be done with skill.- Prefer to connect to the Ethernet cable instead of Wi-Fi when possible.
- Be attentive when filling a contact form. Fill in only the minimum required and uncheck the option that allow the site to keep the data.
- Regularly check your security and privacy settings.
- Don’t surf on websites that are unreliable.
- Don’t connect your professional device on public Wi-Fi (open networks, airport, hotels, parks, …)
- Don’t use an anonymous USB stick.
- Never allow a stranger to connect his phone to your laptop while traveling.
Chapter 5: Emails and Attachments
Finally, the classic computer threats, beware of emails!- Make sure there is an obvious link between the sender and its question.
- Don’t download attached files if the sender seems to be unreliable.
- Do not respond to a request for confidential information by email.
- Disable automatic opening of downloaded documents.
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