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S ecurity A gency e tra le varie attività svolte viene anche coordinata una Awareness Raising Community. ENISA is an acronym for E uropean N etwork and I nformation S ecurity A gency and between different activities is also coordinated a Community Awareness Raising.

The HR Community is an international group which includes experts who have an interest free to engage in awareness of safety issues. I am a member of this AR-C and participate in activities that are proposed.

Recently, in July this year, was published a document which is a good guide as best practices regarding security. I consider it useful, also in dell'awareness raising, to disclose these 10 rules in steps. So now will show only the first part which relates to paragraphs 1 and 2.

1. Using passwords

The password is the equivalent of locking your home on the Internet. Passwords are the best defense and through good use of passwords you can keep your identity safe and confidential and sensitive information.

Use a strong password

• The password for your computer is the key to accdere to all information - both business and personal - that you recorded on your computers and online accounts. Use a strong password to protect your data: Use at least eight characters combining letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers and symbols. The greater the variety of characters you have in your password, the harder it is to guess. Do not use personal information - name, the child's name, date of birth, etc. - someone might already know or can easily get and try to avoid common words: some hackers use programs that they try every word in the dictionary.

Change your password regularly

• If you believe that your system has been compromised change the password immediately.

Keep your password secret

• Your password is unique and should not be shared with anyone.
• Where possible, try to learn your password to memory. Is there a strategy to store them.
• If you write your password down, be careful where they are stored. Do not leave trccia of your passwords anywhere.

Use different passwords

• Use different passwords for each online account to be accessed (or at least a series of passwords). If you use the same password for multiple accounts, and the attacker gains access to an account will be able to access all your accounts.

2. Protect your computer

• Lock the desktop when you leave your desk to go to a meeting, during a break and / or lunch.
• Do not allow other people to link their computers to USB drives, personal drives especially unsafe.
• Do not install or use illegal software and / or unauthorized software if you are compromising data security and violating the law. It 'can open the network vulnerabilities of your organization.
• Do not connect any personal hard, music player and / or USB drive to your computer.
• Do not connect your personal laptop to the network of your organization as they may contain viruses or malware.

End part one.

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