Keeping Data Safe While On the Go

Balancing convenience and
security is a difficult task.
People like to keep their
information with them and
have convenient access to it
at all times. But as information becomes more
convenient to share and
access, security risks start to
increase. Here's the issue:
What is the best way to
conveniently access our data while keeping it secure? To
solve this issue, we need to
balance convenience and
security. More importantly,
each person needs to find a
plan that fits their needs. To begin with, you might
want to consider investing in
a portable hard drive or in
online storage. Portable hard
drives offer a large amount
of space for a very reasonable price. Because
most portable hard drives
come with backup and
encryption software, they are
a great way to keep your data
safe while on the go. Another method you can use
is the online storage option.
The great thing about online
storage is that it allows you to
easily share all of your
information while keeping it secure on the host's servers.
Most online storage
companies also charge
customers based on the
amount of storage that they
use. In other words, you won't have to pay for any
unused storage. Try to avoid traveling with
your laptop as much as
possible. This reduces the
chance that it will be
forgotten, stolen or dropped.
On business trips that require you to travel with your
laptop, make sure to keep
your eyes on it at all times.
Even when your laptop bag is
going through security in the
airport, remain alert. People are quickly scanning
through your bags and you
need to make sure that you
pick up the right bag. Keep
your laptop with you at all
times. Instead of checking your laptop in luggage carry
it with you in your carry on
bag. If you are traveling in a
car, keep the laptop out of
sight when not in use. To provide additional
security, use secure passwords
to stop others from gaining
access to your information.
My definition of a secure
password is a password that: contains at least twelve
characters, uses lower case as
well as upper case letters,
symbols, numbers and is
unique. NEVER write down
your passwords and keep them in your laptop bag. If
you're like me and have
trouble keeping track of
your passwords, consider
installing a password
protection program. I recommend using Keepass, a
free password protection
program that creates an
encrypted password database
for all your passwords. To
gain access to the Keepass database you are required to
create a master password that
you use to login. If you have to use your
laptop in a public area and
will be working with
sensitive information, use a
laptop screen guard to protect
your privacy. When staying in a hotel, avoid leaving your
laptop inside of your room.
Hotel rooms are a common
place to lose items; they also
give the hotel's staff access to
your belongings. If you absolutely have to leave your
laptop in your hotel room,
put your do not disturb sign
on the door to keep the room
as secure as possible. In the event that your laptop
is misplaced or stolen,
change the passwords to your
network accounts
immediately. In addition,
inform your IT department about the situation so that
they can take the appropriate
measures to protect as much
data as possible. Jeremy Schaefer Visit my website at- http:// guidancedispatch.yolasite.com/ Visit my blog at- http:// pcsecurityessentials.blogspot.com/ Article Source: http:// EzineArticles.com/?
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