Maybe her period quarantineso we couldn't go to school or work, but that didn't stop us from continuing to learn new things.
In fact, quarantine was the occasion for us to become acquainted with remote work, distance education, remote conferences - and even remote entertainment! According to ESET, the global cybersecurity company, these are the five most important lessons that quarantine has taught us.
1. The right tools make our lives easier
Experience from life in quarantine has shown that the right tools are the key to success, whether it's for simple DIY repairs in home, την απομακρυσμένη εργασία ή το ψήσιμο του ψωμιού. Το ίδιο ισχύει και στην κυβερνοασφάλεια – ειδικά όταν πρόκειται για την ασφάλεια των παιδιών μας στο διαδίκτυο. Με την αύξηση του περιεχομένου που είναι διαθέσιμο στο διαδίκτυο, η παρακολούθηση των νέων κυβερνοαπειλών έχει γίνει δύσκολη και γίνεται ακόμα δυσκολότερη όταν πρέπει ταυτόχρονα να ελέγχουμε και το πώς χρησιμοποιούν τα παιδιά μας την τεχνολογία κατά τη διάρκεια της καραντίνας. Η εγκατάσταση ενός αξιόπιστου λογισμικού ασφαλείας στις συσκευές τους μπορεί να βοηθήσει σημαντικά στη μείωση αυτού του πονοκεφάλου και να κάνει τη ζωή των γονιών ευκολότερη.
2. The time we spend in front of the screen is not necessarily bad
The quarantine highlighted a number of old and new online resources that offer entertainment as well as education. Content from organizations such as the National Theater of Great Britain, the Royal Academy of London and the foreign language organization Rosetta Stone opened new horizons for children and adults. The time in front of the screen now includes much more than we were used to. However, with these new features, the risk of phishing has increased, a risk that we can mitigate as long as we always look for content on reliable websites and verifiable links.
3. Password managers are the future
It is quite easy to manage strong ones codeς accessς για διαφορετικούς λογαριασμούς όταν αυτοί είναι αποθηκευμένοι στον υπολογιστή σας. Όμως, η μετάβαση στην απομακρυσμένη εργασία σήμαινε για πολλούς από εμάς και ταυτόχρονη αλλαγή συσκευών στις οποίες βεβαίως δεν υπήρχαν αποθηκευμένοι οι κωδικοί πρόσβασής. Ένα πρόγραμμα διαχείρισης κωδικών πρόσβασης (password manager), then, can solve this problem, precisely because it helps users keep complex and strong passwords available for use on all devices.
4. Personal devices also need protection
Many of us started working from home all of a sudden and without the equipment we were used to. This means that we may have had to work from personal rather than professional devices, which often do not have strong protection. Many of us have worked a lot on personal mobile devices, so the need to protect these devices has become more urgent than ever. Therefore, the installation of security software such as ESET Mobile Security and the implementation of methods that ensure the hygiene and safety of devices in cyberspace (cyber hygiene), contribute significantly to the protection of our personal devices.
5. We are all together in this
… and not only because you can dance the dance that is so popular on TikTok. Much of what we've done in recent months, from spontaneously clapping for healthcare workers to shopping for our elderly neighbors, is rooted in camaraderie and teamwork. As long as we all play our part and contribute individually, then the results can be amazing and cyber security is no different. The little things we do help keep everyone safer and allow everyone to enjoy the internet more.
If we can remember these lessons as the restraint measures relax, then the internet life we return to may ultimately be even better than the one we left behind.
