Coronavirus (Covid-19) is widely spread around the world. Country after country is going to lock down to prevent the spread of the virus. There are many people working from home in such situations. Thousands of people are being added to this list every day.
So, by doing the office job at home, there are a few important things you should maintain. You are always dealing with office secrets. So, if such information comes out, it could be just as severe for you and your organization. This is why you have to be extra careful when working from home.
There are some technical mistakes you should avoid:
- Never save office information to a personal Google Drive or mail. It can be exposed to anyone at any time by accident. You will surely be in dire trouble. It may even cause them to lose jobs.
- Nowadays there are more people working from home than anywhere else. As a result, hackers will now target the home network. This is why you can use a VPN when doing any important work from home. So, this may seem like a hassle to you, but you must do it to protect the office.
- You may have to go somewhere to work while working from home. Or you can go to the washroom. In this case your computer must be locked. Otherwise, your children may come and send unnecessary mail from the computer to your boss. It can even send important office information to anyone outside.
- While working from home, many people take pictures and post them on social media. You have to be careful about this. While you are taking pictures, the computer screen may contain secret information about the office. And by posting that picture via social media, the secret will be exposed to the public. So be careful about this.
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