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The events of the last few weeks have forced most organisations to make the move to remote/home working for their users. This change has highlighted how vital security and safety whilst working from your home network is to keeping your and your company’s data protected!
Our remote working guide covers how to optimise your home working set-up, how to stay safe on social media, and how to avoid becoming a victim of a phishing scam;
WHY SHAREPOINT IS THE ULTIMATE REMOTE WORKING SOLUTION?
Having remote access to your office desktop pc and server is very useful until you experience trouble with connectivity, when the line goes down or the power goes off in your office and access to reboot and reconnect systems is limited. At Premier Choice Internet our recommended solution could help your organisation continue with ease by migrating to SharePoint! Sharepoint has many benefits such as;
Access your files & folders anywhere
Easy online collaboration
Powerful search options
Versioning & better backups
Infrastructure savings & storage space
More sophisticated document management
Click here to find out more about this solution
HOW TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COVID-19 PHISHING SCAMS
There have been several incidents of cyber criminals exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic recently, below are some simple guidance on how to protect yourself and your charity;
Think before you click- do you recognise the sender, were you expecting the email, does the link look genuine. Here is a test website that demonstrates what an expired website certificate looks like – https://expired.badssl.com/
Change your passwords regularly
Keep your browser up to date
Use Firewalls
Be cautious of pop-ups
Do not give out personal information
Use Antivirus software
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STAYING SAFE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
With work from home becoming the norm and more time spent online than usual there has been a rise in the use of social media, both for business and leisure purposes. Social media plays a very important role in being able to communicate with people from all over the world almost instantly, however it is highly important to manage your digital footprint and to manage the security and privacy settings on your accounts in order for your personal information to only be accessible to you!
Here are our 10 tips to staying safe on social media;
Use two-factor authentication – (We recommend implementing Duo or Office 365 MFA)
Use strong passwords
Use a different password for each of your social media accounts
Set up your security answers
Be selective with friend requests
Click links with caution
Be careful about what you share
Become familiar with the privacy policies of the social media channels you use
Do not use social credentials to sign into third-party sites
Avoid games that require access to personal information
Premier Charity Solutions is a leading supplier of IT & web services to charities & non-profits throughout the UK. We are offering all FSI members a Free Remote working consultation to ensure they are setup for both efficiency and security, to find out more click the link below! We have also put together a Free Download for Home Working Tips which you can download by following this link