There are five simple things we can all do to protect ourselves online:
- Use a strong password to protect your laptop, computer and mobile devices. To choose a good strong password use upper and lowercase letters use symbols and numbers to. The longer the better and use different passwords on different websites etc.
- Think before clicking on links or attachments within emails. By hovering your cursor over the link, you can find the actual URL. If you are unsure if an email is genuine delete it and never follow suspect links.
- Do not use your work email address to register for accounts on websites for personal use. For example, a shopping website does not need your work email address. Using the wrong address could open up your work email account to spam and fraudulent emails. This in turn could harm your department’s IT system. This also could cause you home internet to be compromised.
- Protect your online identity. Do not share sensitive information about your work on social media or online professional networks. Always use a VPN to keep your IP concealed. The least your online footprint anyway the better. Stay away from the dark web.
- Do not disclose your level of vetting. If you share this information, you advertise what resources you have access to. This could make you a target for malicious individuals. Stick to common guidelines when online and if its to good to be true its probably fraudulent. Stay safe online.
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