RE: Security Tips

["Beauford, Jason" <jbeauford () EightInOnePet com>]

Turner Falls wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> The most dreaded aspect of my job is coming up with a "Security Tip"
>   for our company internal newsletter every week.  Each tip must be
>  geared toward a general audience of 3000+ people. So far I have done
> tips on strong passwords, doing control-alt-del when leaving your
> desk, screensaver passwords, protect laptop from theft (ie don't
> leave in back seat of car, amazing how many do that...), clean desk
> policy, backing up data, and dealing with spam, spyware and phishing.
> But I'm at my wit's end to come up with more. Googling 'security
> tips' brings up a million sites, but they all regurgitate the same
> basic ideas I just mentioned.       
> Any suggestions?
>
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How about:

Avoiding the installation of software/hardware brought in from home.

Safe USB and other portable media usage (Palm/Smartphones etc)

Securing data (company or personal)

Social Engineering.

Email Hoxes and avoiding unnecessary propagation.

Inappropriate Email, potential consequences/liabilities

Strong password policies (avoiding sharing of passwords and all the rest
that falls under this)

If you like MS, here is a good link:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/rss/default.mspx  There is an
RSS feed available that provides basic security tips to home users.
Nice stuff there.

**MOST IMPORTANT** The "Speak Softly and Carry a Large Stick", or in my
case an aluminum baseball bat, policy and the effects of disobeying your
Systems Administrator!!!

Cheers!

JMB