Basic Security methods for Home office and small businesses.
With more of us working from home these days we need to protect our personal, and work related information. We don't have the protection of being behind the walls of a corporate network. We don't have and IT or Info Security department looking out for us. How do we know we are protected against prying eyes or malware? A breech of your home computer can affect many aspects of your life. Personal data, identity theft, privacy just to name a few. Do you own a business? Compromising your private information can be devastating on many levels.
Here, we have compiled very simple information so you can achieve, at least the basic level of security in you home office. This, by no means is a guide to create a bullet-proof computer. Actually a truly secure computer is one that is unplugged, but hopefully we will give you a basic level of confidence that your home office is secured and done so, using standard settings and free tools.
Below are some of the basic topics that establish a secure office, and are not in any particular order. Feel free to expand on each of the topics to understand the basic settings and principles that keep sensitive information where it belongs and malicious software off your computer or network. This is information for the non-technical users that want to create a basic, solid level of security within your home office or small business.