In
Random Acts of Cybersecurity, George Finney, CSO for Southern Methodist University and the author of
No More Magic Wands: Transformative Cybersecurity Change for Everyone, offers some simple steps for infusing habits of good cybersecurity into your daily routine:
Perform at least one -- or three or four -- acts of security per day:
- Introduce the “security minute” at the beginning of meetings.
- Challenge someone “tailgating” through a secured door without using their card access.
- Instead of clicking on a link, go directly to the website or call the sender to ensure that the message was really from them.
- Establish a "clean desk" policy, always removing papers from your desk before you leave at the end of each day.
- If you see a computer that isn't locked with a password, lock it and leave a note.