COMPANY global security Kaspersky shares seven tips to safely store sensitive and important information to protect it from risk data leak.
Kaspersky in a written statement received on Friday said that the first tip is to enable full disk encryption (FDE – full disk encryption) on all devices that store or transmit confidential data.
Encryption can protect data if the device falls into the wrong hands. On Windows, the FDE tool is called BitLocker, while on macOS it’s called FileVault. FDE is enabled by default on most iOS and Android phones. Don’t disable it unless absolutely necessary.
The second tip is to limit access to important data only in the office. Generally, the fall of important data into the wrong hands is through loss or theft from physical media such as external hard disks or flash drives.
Ideally, the data should not be taken away from the office. In fact, if you have to copy to an external media, you have to encrypt the data first. Many security solutions for small and medium-sized businesses support encrypted storage in the form of a cryptocontainer.
The next tip is not to transfer unencrypted data over the internet. Sometimes you may need to send important data online via email or a file sharing service.
Kaspersky strongly recommends avoiding it. However, if you really have to send the file, at least encrypt it first, in case of interception.
The easiest way is to create a password protected archive. Almost all archive utilities have this option. Once the information is encrypted, send the password to the recipient via a different channel, for example, the information is attached to an email, but the password is sent via a messaging application that supports end-to-end encryption.
The next tip is to delete sensitive data that is no longer needed. Delete important data that is no longer needed and then empty the Recycle Bin so that data cannot be recovered with one click. For any data that is not even that sensitive, use a file shredder utility to prevent recovery.
Next is backup encryption. Kaspersky says data backup is very important, although it can also be a source of leaks. For that, before backing up confidential data, you must place it in a crypto container.
The sixth tip is to store data in several places that are isolated from each other. For example, one copy of a file is stored on the computer and the other copy in a reliable cloud storage. Don’t forget to encrypt the file first.
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The final tip is to secure crypto container archives and passwords. Store passwords in a purpose-built application, such as the Kaspersky application to generate and store complex passwords securely.
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