Cybersecurity Travel Tips

Keeping your devices secure is a must – especially when you’re traveling. It doesn’t take any longer to open your smartphone or tablet by using a passcode.  Most smart devices now allow you to use biometric authentication, or something that identifies you, such as a photo or fingerprint.

Check out these great travel tips from the National Cybersecurity National Alliance:

• Public Wi-Fi –
  • Limit what you do on public Wi-Fi
  • Consider using a trusted Virtual Private Network (VPN) if you need to conduct sensitive business
  • Always ensure your device is set to ask before connecting to an available network (the network that’s nearby might just be a criminal’s)
• Mobile device’s security settings
  • Set up location services to remotely find your phone/tablet, and wipe if needed
  • Make sure all devices are password protected
• Laptop camera cover
  • Always block the camera on a laptop or tablet to ensure no one is secretly recording you
• Charging stations
  • • Always bring your own charger with you rather than using a public charging kiosk
      • It’s free to use your own charger, and you reduce the risk that of inadvertently downloading malware from that public kiosk
• Privacy screens
  • Need to work on that business proposal containing sensitive Personally Identifiable Information?
  • Use a privacy screen to prevent physical eavesdropping – it’s one area that we all forget
•  More tips?
  • Check out this helpful link to the National Cyber Security Alliance’s Securing Key Accounts and Devices

October 2019 marks the 16^th annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). Each week I will bring you a different article to encourage everyone to #BeCyberSmart

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