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Are you securing your information well enough? This is super important! Imagine what can happen if your information is not properly secured and gets into the wrong hands. Below we give you 5 tips to better secure your information.
A strong password consists of at least 8 characters and a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and special characters. A strong password keeps your information safe, but of course you also need to be able to remember it. Therefore, use, for example, a short sentence that has to do with you. Then omit some vowels from words or replace them with numbers or characters. For example, "I joined Précon in 2022" becomes "kwrk@PRCN@2022. This will prevent others from easily cracking your password.
You've probably encountered it before: a suspicious e-mail from a known or unknown person. For example, there are strange characters in the mail address or the name of the mail address does not quite match the company name. Don't open these mails. Chances are you will be sent to an unsecured site or, without your noticing, malicious software will be installed on your device.
Not sure if the email is secure? Show it to your IT department. They can then check if the email or link is secure.
Do you leave items such as a laptop, phone, tablet, notebook or diary in your car? This catches the eye of thieves and makes your car an attractive target, even if they are not in plain sight. The information on them is therefore at risk. Don't leave sources of information in your car or put them in the trunk. Always take them with you when you leave your car. This will prevent the information from falling into the wrong hands.
Of course, sometimes you want to tell your partner, children, family or friends about what you are experiencing at work. That is not a problem. Just make sure you agree that everything you tell them stays private. This will prevent sensitive information about your work from reaching strangers who might abuse it.
You receive a call from an unknown person from a company, without an appointment or other logical reason. The person asks for your personal information, such as your company name, home address or bank information. Do not respond to this and hang up immediately. Chances are this person wants to misuse your information.
Contact the company and ask if the person is known. Also report the call to your supervisor or security manager, and make your colleagues aware of it as well.
Then have your employees follow our e-learning 'Information Security' or contact us without obligation at learning@precongroup.com or +31 (0)30 - 65 66 010.
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