Cybersecurity practices for working form home

Americans work to keep their work life safe while working from home.

WITH THE STAY AT HOMEORDER NOW IN EFFECT-THOUSANDS OF PEOPLEARE WORKING REMOTELY.FOR MANY OF THEM,IT"S THEIR FIRSTWORK-FROM-HOMEEXPERIENCE.CONSUMER INVESTIGATORCAT REID SHARES THECYBERSECURITY TIPS YOUNEED TO STAY SAFE.Ted Kapke10:04:20i"ve got my chair and mywork table.

So i work from alaptop.IT'S THE GRAND TOUR OFTED KAPKE"S NEWOFFICE10:17:16I"ve got my shelf with mydaughters" pictures, mywife"s picture10:50;01And then I have my desk herewith all of my papersFOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISCAREER- THE ATTORNEYAND EMPLOYEES AT HISFIRM ARE WORKING FROMHOME.ON SUNDAY THE MISSOURISUPREME COURT HALTEDNEARLY ALL IN PERSONPROCEEDINGSKapke-1:52:24This technology exists.

Itmakes our lives easier, and Ifigured I"ve got time tofigure it out becausethere"s not much else wecan be doing."Cat Reid- With so manyAmericans working remotely-cybersecurity is a majorconcern.

We talked with techexpert frankie bellucci aboutsome of the things you needto look out for- to keep yourdata safe.Frankie Bellucci/Frankie7:23We have to raise ourawarenesimmediatelyBELLUCCI SAYS PHISHINGSCAMS ARE ON THE RISE-AT A TIME WHEN PEOPLEMAY BE MOREVULNERABLEBellucci-13:25:24I think when people arscared, they"re moreprone to act without thinkingsomething throughBELLUCCI COMPILED A LISTOF BEST CYBERSECURITYPRACTICES SUCH AS:-FOLLOW YOURCOMPANY"S ITRECOMMENDATIONS- AVOID PUBLIC WIFI-ALSO MAKE SURE YOURHOME WIFI IS PASSWORDPROTECTED-AND UPDATE YOUROPERATING SYSTEM-FINALLY, CHECK FORMALWARE AND HAVE ITREMVOEDBellucci-13:47;01Take a deep breath and relaxthrough it, think through it.

Ifyou don"t know, ifthere"s a question, call aprofessionalTHAT"S WHAT KAPKEDOES FOR HIS BUSINESSKapke-3:55;08We have a technicaconsultant who makes surewe stay safe and have banklevel security on our server,multiple levels of backups sowe don"t lose informationIT"S JUST PART OF ANEW VIRTUAL REALITYWE"LL ALL HAVE TOEMBRACEKapke-6:43:13I think this is a brave newworld that we"re in...butwe"re creative people.

Wecan get around the need forsocial distance by using thetechnology that"s franklybeen there for years nowI"M CONSUMERINVESTIGATOR CAT R