Top ten security tips for non-technical users

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Published on 2010-03-30T22:15:04Z Indexed on 2010/03/31 19:53 UTC
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I'm giving a presentation later this week to the staff at the company where I work. The goal of the presentation is to serve as a refresher/remidner of good practices that can help keep our network secure. The audience is made up of both programmers and non-technical staff, so the presentation is geared for non-technical users.

I want part of this presentation to be a top list of "tips". The list needs to be short (to encourage memory) and be specific and relevant to the user.

I have the following five items so far:

  • Never open an attachment you didn't expect
  • Only download software from a trusted source, like download.com
  • Do not distribute passwords when requested via phone or email
  • Be wary of social engineering
  • Do not store sensitive data on an FTP server

Some clarifications:

  • This is for our work network
  • These need to be "best practices" tips for the end-user, not IT policy
  • We have backups, OS patches, firewall, AV, etc, all centrally managed
  • This is for a small business (less than 25 people)

I have two questions:

  1. Do you suggest any additional items?
  2. Do you suggest any changes to existing items?

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