Computer security: 12 best practices

12-bonnes-pratiques kaspersky

  1. Update my operating system and software
  2. Install, use and update an antivirus security suite (including firewall and application control)
  3. Choose complex passwords combining upper and lower case letters, numbers, symbols
  4. Change my password regularly / Do not use the same one for all my accounts (webmail, Windows session, bank...)
  5. Make regular backups and test the restoration!
  6. Beware of USB keys, external hard drives... especially if I am not the owner
  7. Never open attachments with the following extensions: .pif, .com; .bat; .exe; .vbs; .lnk...
  8. Encrypt sensitive data on my PC
  9. Never relay hoaxes or click on a link in an email asking me to authenticate myself
  10. Never enter my personal and sensitive data on sites that do not offer all the required guarantees
  11. Use password management software and disable browser passwords
  12. Lock my session when I leave my computer

Nexan's IT team will assist you in the implementation and verification of these best practices. Do not hesitate to contact us!