6 Things You Should Never Do On Your Work Computer

 
As a refresher in cyber security and smart professional practices, we reached out to the experts to tell us the six things we should never do on our work computers. Bookmark this one, it’s going to surprise you.
1. DON’T: Save personal passwords in your work device key chain.
Most of us use our work devices for eight or more hours a day. They come home with us, they become our primary device, sometimes used more often than our personal devices. Therefore, it’s so easy to click the button when prompted to “save password in key chain.” But not so fast.

It’s always important to read your company’s policies and procedures as they pertain to internet use and equipment. Know what you can and cannot do.

2. DON’T: Make off-color jokes on messaging software.
As chatrooms like Slack, Campfire and Google Hangout become increasingly handy for team collaboration, it’s easy to use them as though you were in the office break room having a gossip session with a colleague while raiding the fridge. However, those messages are being kept on a server somewhere and are just as retrievable as emails.
3. DON’T: Access free public wi-fi while working on sensitive material.
With so many of us working remotely or sending a few work emails over the weekend from a cafe, it’s tempting to grab your laptop and log on to free public wi-fi. After all, it’s everywhere and the boss isn’t going to wait until Monday for a review of that project. However, places that offer free wi-fi like the neighborhood coffee shop, the airport or the hotel, can open you up to fraud.

4. DON’T: Allow friends or non-IT department colleagues to remotely access your work computer.
“Now that remote access software is easily accessible, you have the ability to have virtually anyone you know access your computer from outside the office,” says Joe Rejeski, CEO and Founder of avenue X group. “You wouldn’t have your friend walk into the office and sit down at your computer without first checking with your boss. Beware of doing the same thing virtually.”

5. DON’T: Store personal data.
It’s so easy to have a “personal” folder on your desktop full of all of the cute photos your spouse sent of your children or to save that receipt from the plumber, but it’s important to remember that a work device is not your property—it belongs to the company.


6. DON’T: Work on your side hustle while at the office.
Many of us have second or third jobs that we do as hobbies or to earn extra cash, but don’t blur the lines while you’re “on the company dime.” As mentioned above, everything you do on your work device can be legally recorded by your employer and is as easy as IT pulling your data. Be careful about using your company devices for outside work. It may seem harmless, but can be the straw that breaks the camels back in a discussion with your manager or a dispute with HR.










SOURCE: www.glassdoor.com