Dispose of old electronic equipment (laptops, monitors, phones, tablet, smart devices, etc.).
Properly shred or destroy all unnecessary paper documents or files.
#APARTMENT SPRING CLEANING CHECKLIST UPDATE#
Make sure all applications, operating systems, and devices (computers, phones, tablets, smart devices, TVs, etc.) are updated, and are set to update on a regular basis.
Make sure you can restore from a backup.
Test your backups and validate they are being successfully completed.
Review your backup schedule, and what you’re backing up.
Don’t write down passwords or security answers on paper and leave them out.
Ensure paper documents that contain personally identifiable information, financial information, or other sensitive information is properly stored and locked up.
Close out old application or system accounts that you are no longer using.
Be sure you are familiar with the privacy settings in your social media accounts.
Don’t just delete a social media app that you’re no longer using, delete your entire profile.
Search yourself online to see what comes up.
Review any photos or videos and delete those that you no longer need or want to make viewable.
Review social media accounts and associated privacy settings.
Review your applications and remove those you no longer use.
Review and update email filters to send spam and unwanted e-marketing messages directly to trash or another folder.
Delete contacts that are no longer necessary or current.
Be sure that there is no personally identifiable information stored in your mailbox.
Organize folders of emails that you want to keep, delete and purge emails that you no longer need.
Remember to use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on accounts wherever it is available, especially on accounts that have financial information such as online banking, credit card, and retirement accounts.
#APARTMENT SPRING CLEANING CHECKLIST PASSWORD#
Consider using a password manager if you haven’t in the past.
Establish a unique password for each account.
Review your passwords, updating them as needed, and ensuring they are strong.
And just like spring cleaning your house, you can assign these tasks to your family. To help you spring clean your technology and cyber footprint, we have developed a checklist to help you through the process. While spring cleaning, you often make a list to ensure you don’t forget to clean the spots you don’t normally think about, like behind the sofa or on top of the fridge. Cleaning your technology and cyber footprint can do the same thing it removes clutter from your life while at the same time protecting you and your loved ones. Spring cleaning your space is meant to improve the air quality after having it closed up all winter, and cleaning can improve your mood and remove a year’s worth of clutter. Throughout the year, especially around the holidays and during tax season, you extend your cyber footprint by paying bills, shopping, using social media, and many other digital activities whether for business or pleasure. Spring is not just a good time for cleaning your house or apartment, it’s also a good time to clean up your technology and cyber footprint.
0 kommentar(er)
