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Checklist · Security habits
Working from home safely
Your home becomes part of the business network when you work there. Tick these once, and check again each year.
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Your home network
- Home Wi-Fi has a strong password, not the one printed on the router
- The router's own admin password was changed from the default
- The router is less than 5 years old and gets updates
- Smart TVs, cameras and gadgets are on a guest network if you can
Your work computer
- Only you use it. Family uses a different device
- It locks when you walk away
- Updates and restarts happen, not postponed for weeks
- Work files are saved to the company's shared drive or cloud, not the desktop
- No personal software, games or browser add-ons
Habits
- Calls with client details happen where others can't hear
- Printouts with client details are shredded, not put in household trash
- Video call backgrounds don't show whiteboards or papers
- On public Wi-Fi, use your phone's hotspot or the company's secure connection instead
- Report a lost or stolen device right away
Something feels off?
Slow computer, strange pop-ups, a password prompt you didn't expect: call your IT support before you keep working.
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