{"id":530,"date":"2020-10-25T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T08:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uunify.co.uk\/?p=530"},"modified":"2020-10-24T12:23:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T10:23:22","slug":"what-security-methods-are-right-for-working-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/?p=530","title":{"rendered":"What security methods are right for working remotely?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" data-attachment-id=\"544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/uunify.io\/?attachment_id=544\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uunify.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-356056.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1248&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1880,1248\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"apple coffee computer desk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Pixabay on &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/apple-coffee-computer-desk-356056\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Pexels.com&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uunify.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-356056.jpeg?fit=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uunify.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pexels-photo-356056.jpeg?resize=750%2C498&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-544\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We all need to take a level of responsibility for our cyber security when working remotely and how to protect our homes, small office networks, and the organisations we work for.&nbsp; It looks like for the foreseeable many of us will have to work from home, so I thought as we are still in Cyber Awareness Month, here is a reminder of best practices: &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#f25f70;\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><em>Protect your data<\/em><\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 Be mindful of what data you share and with who, watch those emails and keep IT informed when you need to delete or move any sensitive information\/data.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><span style=\"color:#f25f70;\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Avoid pop-ups, unknown emails &amp; links<\/strong> <\/span><\/em>\u2013 Be aware of Phishing activity and ask about email authentication software\/technology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#f25f70;\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><em>Strong password protection and authentication<\/em><\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 Consider 10-character passwords with a mixture of letters, numbers &amp; symbols. For remembering, try a <a href=\"https:\/\/us.norton.com\/products\/norton-secure-vpn\">Password Manager<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/picks\/the-best-password-managers?test_uuid=01jrZgWNXhmA3ocG7ZHXevj&amp;test_variant=a\">(click and see a recent article on industry offerings)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><span style=\"color:#f25f70;\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Connect to secure Wi-Fi and use a VPN<\/span><\/strong>:<\/em> Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressvpn.com\/\">ExpressVPN<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/us.norton.com\/products\/norton-secure-vpn\">Norton VPN <\/a>\u2013 I prefer Express VPN as they have a lot more virtual servers and locations to choose from.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#f25f70;\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><em>Install security software updates and back up your files<\/em><\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 Strong Antivirus &amp; Malware Protection on all your devices.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color:#f25f70;\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><em>Talk to your IT department<\/em><\/strong> <\/span>\u2013 Ask about Firewall Software and watch for false tech support emails as scammers are very clever.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong><span style=\"color:#f25f70;\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Employ third-party controls<\/span><\/strong> <\/em>\u2013 Restrict Access to Certain Sensitive Data and follow your Company Rules to ensure no breaches.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><span style=\"color:#f25f70;\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Embrace education and training<\/strong> <\/span><\/em>\u2013 Follow an\u00a0Acceptable Electronic Use (AEU) policy or check if your IT equipment meets the requirements to access Company Data etc.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Just a little bit of knowledge and care will help you and your company to avoid breaches and remember &#8211; think before you click.  If you have any concerns, reach out to your IT department &#8211; believe me they would want to prevent a breach, rather than have to cure it.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all need to take a level of responsibility for our cyber security when working remotely and how to protect our homes, small office networks, and the organisations we work for.&nbsp; It looks like for the foreseeable many of us will have to work from home, so I thought as we are still in Cyber<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/uunify.io\/?p=530\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;What security methods are right for working remotely?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191189345,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[52032617,54,801],"tags":[9293323,630657,8691,28252,704711378],"class_list":["post-530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cybersecurity-awareness","category-general","category-security","tag-cyber-awareness","tag-cyber-security","tag-it-security","tag-security-software","tag-uunify-ltd","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pchH6V-8y","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/191189345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=530"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":546,"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions\/546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uunify.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}