Safeguarding computer data.Your organization's computer information is too precious even to put a dollar value on it. But one thing is clear: If the data are lost or stolen, the results could be disastrous--not just for your enterprise but also for your clients, customers and suppliers. So give data security high priority. Here are 10 security tips every organization should consider. * Require all employees, vendors and contractors to sign statements that legally bind them not to disclose any of the company's confidential computer data. * Back up data on all computers (desktops and laptops) on a regular basis. * Prepare policies that govern what data users can download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. onto laptops (which are more vulnerable to loss or theft). * Don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. allow users to "script" their Intranet user IDs and passwords on desktops. (Scripting passwords is a technique used whereby computers are programmed to remember a user's ID and password A secret word or code used to serve as a security measure against unauthorized access to data. It is normally managed by the operating system or DBMS. However, the computer can only verify the legitimacy of the password, not the legitimacy of the user. See NCSC. and enter it automatically when that information is requested. Although it saves time, it weakens security.) * Don't let users script their remote-access user IDs and passwords on laptops. * Limit Internet access See how to access the Internet. to those who have a business purpose. * Make "boot-level" passwords mandatory for all users. (A bootlevel password is a code a user must enter before a computer will boot up, or start. * Classify clas·si·fy tr.v. clas·si·fied, clas·si·fy·ing, clas·si·fies 1. To arrange or organize according to class or category. 2. To designate (a document, for example) as confidential, secret, or top secret. all data by their importance, and e relevant access restrictions. * Require employees to use "file-level" passwords on files that contain sensitive or confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead . (A file-level password is one that must be provided before a user can open an individual file.) |
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