Lock Screens on Idle Workstations

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A comprehensive security policy should include protecting information that is displayed on workstation monitors. Users have the option of "locking" their workstations when leaving their desks by pressing the Windows Key and the "L" key at the same time. There may be times though when a user is … [Read more...]

5 Ways to Work More Securely

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1. Lock Your Computer when you Leave your Desk Often we get up from our desk to run a short errand, leaving our computers unlocked and vulnerable to potential security threats. Locking your computer ensures that all the data is more secure. In order for someone to access your computer, they would … [Read more...]

Don’t Get Hacked or Cyber-Attacked – Security Measures to Live By!

“When security butts heads with convenience, which it does all the time, convenience wins.”                                                ~Joel Brenner, Former National Security Agency Inspector General We all know general security measures, but … [Read more...]

Excel 2010: Protecting Excel Workbooks

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In Excel, you can protect the entire workbook, specific worksheet, or just specific cells within a worksheet. The workbook is the entire file. The Worksheets are the tabs within the workbooks and the cells are the data is entered. With worksheet protection you can have total control over the … [Read more...]

Word 2010: Protecting Documents

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It often takes a long time to get a document into the “perfect” format. Inadvertent changes made to that “masterpiece” can be devastatingly frustrating. This best practice offers a variety of solutions to prevent any accidental changes from occurring by protecting documents and spreadsheets. … [Read more...]