
10 Steps to Work Securely from Anywhere
- Use a strong complex password for your computer (10 Characters or more with upper/lower cases letters and numbers and symbols)
- Make sure your computer’s security patches are up to date.
- Use Microsoft Windows Device Encryption or Bitlocker Encryption to encrypt your entire hard drive, or if you are on a MAC, enable the system’s FileVault Encryption option.
- Enable your operating system’s built-in firewall. Be sure to select to NOT allow your PC to be discoverable by others, unless you are trying to share files or folders with others on your HOME network.
- Install a good Antivirus/Anti-Malware software.
- Use a password manager (like LastPass, Dashlane or Bitwarden) and make all your online passwords unique and complex (10 Characters or more with upper/lower cases letters and numbers and symbols, e.g. i^@cMp47gQSfX5X).
- Install a VPN to encrypt your connections and to also increase your privacy. Baywell recommends our affiliates: NordVPN or PureVPN. Both NordVPN and PureVPN are vendors that Baywell uses on our own computer systems. Full reviews of each product coming soon.
- Use a website filtering service (a.k.a. DNS Filters) to block out suspicious or infected websites. (All Baywell Clients have access to DNSFilter.com or OpenDNS.com as part of our Unlimited Managed IT Services)
- Backup your files regularly to a cloud service that offers end-to-end encryption.
- Log off of your computer when not in use (don’t just close the lid to your laptop) and reboot at least once a week.