Top 10 Security ‘Essentials’
- Protect your digital identity and use strong passwords that are changed frequently
- Regularly download security patches from your software vendors and run latest versions of applications
- Turn off unused services such as file sharing
- Turn on logging on key systems for forensic data
- Don’t run default configurations unmodified
- Periodically conduct security ‘audits’
- Have a security incident response plan
- Make regular backups of critical data and maintain emergency procedures; store in secure location
- Use virus protection software
- Deploy firewalls, IDS, and networking security “in depth”
Source: Top Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities by SANS Institute and NIPC
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