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Secure Remote Working - Device Considerations (view source)
Revision as of 08:03, 23 April 2020
, 08:03, 23 April 2020→Smartphones and related mobile devices
*Pair with only recognized devices such as personal headphones or home audio systems.
*Pair with only recognized devices such as personal headphones or home audio systems.
*For Apple devices, disable the AirDrop feature.
*For Apple devices, disable the AirDrop feature.
====Authentication on Mobile Devices====
There are multiple ways of securing mobile devices such as using biometrics like a fingerprint or retina scan, and traditional passphrases or PIN numbers. While all of these are better than having no authentication at all, it is important that passphrases are robust, PIN numbers are random and uneasily guessable. An example of what NOT to do is to have your birth year as your PIN. This is easily guessable by the most trivial types of attackers, which can leave your device and data open for attack.
When setting up authentication on these devices, consider the following:
*Avoid using personal numbers, phrases or names when creating a password. Try using something that people might not be able to guess. An example that would be easy to remember would be to use the first letter of each word in a phrase. For example the phrase "I played competitive hockey as a kid and my number was 19!" could be converted into a password such as "Ipchaakam#w19!"
*Create complex passwords involving special characters ("@", "#", "&", "_"), numbers, and capital and lowercase characters.
*Avoid substituting numbers for letters or symbols. For example, "P@$$W0RD1" is not a secure password.
*Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). Choose to authenticate via an "authenticator" app which provides a one-time passcode. Most times SMS is the default second factor however this can be spoofed with a method called sim-swapping.
*Avoid using "remember me" for apps and websites.
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