Work From Home - Security Considerations
Work From Home – Security Considerations
Working from home has become a consideration for many people for the first time. It is important to be confident that work can be conducted from home in a secure way. Here are considerations to help you work in a secure way, as well as gaining greater confidence in the security of your home network.
- Technology does not solve all security needs. Social Engineering, including Phishing, remains the top way for attackers to compromise accounts and computers. Go to www.odu.edu/cybersecurity and review topics such as Personal Privacy, Email Security, Password Security, and guidance on working from home.
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Most homes have a Wi-Fi access point and an Internet Router. These may be combined into one device. Securing these is key to protecting your home network.
- Ensure the default administrative network has been changed.
- Allow only trusted people to connect to your network by requiring a password.
- Make the password strong, since your device will remember it.
- If your Wi-Fi/Internet Router allows for Guest access to a separate network than your home network, enable it with a separate password that you give to your guests.
- If you are not sure how to do these things, ask your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for support.
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User strong passwords.
- Make your password a “passphrase” made up of multiple words.
- Make passwords different for each internet site.
- If you cannot remember all of them, consider a password manager (https://www.odu.edu/ts/security/awareness#Passwords )
- Enable 2-factor authentication wherever possible
- Ensure you have a current version of Operating Systems with automatic security updates enabled.
- When using a University device, do not allow family members to use the device, but reserve it for work-use.
- Remember that University data should not be copied to personal devices. Refer to the regulated data matrix for guidance on where sensitive day may be stored. (https://www.odu.edu/ts/security/regulated-data )
- If you need to access protected resources, such as Banner or shared files (J: drive). Otherwise, utilize web accessible services directly, such as Blackboard, Zoom, Office365 email and OneDrive, which are all protected by DOU 2-Factor Authentication.
More information on Remote Computing can be found at https://www.odu.edu/facultystaff/computing/remote .
J. Douglas Streit, CISSP
CISO & Executive Director
IT Security and Planning
Information Technology Services
Old Dominion University
http://www.odu.edu/directory/people/j/jstreit
DUO 2-factor @ ODU: www.odu.edu/two-factor
Posted By: John Streit
Date: Tue Mar 17 12:10:32 EDT 2020