Protecting data is a much broader issue than just removing vulnerabilities and protecting against hacker attacks.
Confidentiality is not about hiding data.
It is to ensure that they are only accessed by authorised persons. This pillar of security involves simple, everyday attitudes, linked more to people's behaviour than to state-of-the-art monitoring tools.
Here are 5 practical tips for protecting data and ensuring information security in the company that everyone can easily adopt:
- Never photograph the work environment, especially computer screens and documents.
- Always keep your desk clean, with no sensitive documents in sight.
- Securely dispose of documents and media containing sensitive information.
- Do not keep passwords in accessible places;
- Do not create passwords with information that can be easily obtained, such as children's birth dates or pet names, or easy numerical sequences. Passwords are most secure when they have special characters like ç, &, #.
By following these simple tips, people in the company will do their part to ensure availability, integrity, confidentiality and authenticity in Information security.