ZYXEL Practice Good Cyber Hygiene User Guide
- October 27, 2023
- ZYXEL
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Practice Good Cyber Hygiene
User Guide
Practice Good Cyber Hygiene
Your guide to kicking dirty cyber hygiene habits
The 4 worst cybersecurity habits and best practices you need to kick them
Dirty habit #1 Not securing access to your network
How to clean it up?
- Enable multi-factor authentication (eg, PINs, mobile verification codes, biometric identifiers & secure tokens)
- Set up different levels of access authority and keep access records
- Set limits and controls for accounts with privileged access
- Use temporary security credentials for critical data – NOT access keys
- Use a VPN to mask your IP when surfing on public networks or connecting to the office of small businesses haven’t implemented multi-factor authentication
Dirty habit #2 Letting phishing attacks slip through
How to clean it up?
- Open links and attachments ONLY from trusted sources
- Check the sender’s details closely – for example, does the email address’s domain look legit?
- Be wary of requests for personal information and offers that are too good to be true
- Use a firewall as a shield between your computer and an attacker to prevent external attacks of successful cyberattacks involve phishing
Dirty habit #3 Ignoring software updates
How to clean it up?
- Keep all software, firmware, browsers, and apps up to date
- Accept updates as soon as they’re available
- Turn on automatic updates so you can always get them from the original source
- Don’t fall for scams telling you to download urgent updates
of survey respondents ‘sometimes, rarely, or never’ install them
Dirty habit #4 Overlooking social media risks
How to clean it up?
- Don’t overshare personal or business information
- Don’t accept friend requests from anyone you don’t know
- Don’t use social media apps for personal use on work devices
of SMBs see employees’ social media use as a cybersecurity threat
Source: Cyber Readiness Institute
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