We may not have been able to go to school or work during the quarantine period, but that did not stop us from learning new things.
In fact, the quarantine was the occasion to familiarize ourselves with it remote work, remote education, remote conferencing - even remote entertainment! According to ESET, the global cyber security company, these are the five most important lessons the quarantine has taught us.
1. The right ones tools they make our lives easier
The experience of life in quarantine has shown that the right tools are the key to success, whether it is for simple DIY repairs at home, remote working or baking bread. The same goes for cyber security – especially when it comes to keeping our kids safe online. With the increase in content available online, keeping up with new cyber threats has become difficult, and it becomes even more difficult when we also have to control how our children use technology during quarantine. THE installation of reliable security software on their devices can go a long way in reducing this headache and make parents' lives easier.
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. H management password managers are the future
It is quite easy to manage strong passwords access 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), λοιπόν, μπορεί να λύσει αυτό το πρόβλημα, ακριβώς επειδή βοηθάει τους χρήστες να διατηρούν σύνθετους και ισχυρούς κωδικούς πρόσβασης διαθέσιμους για χρήση σε όλες τις συσκευές.
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.
