Q: What computer security precautions I should consider as an end-user?

Here are some of the more important precautions that we advise for everyone:

• Encrypt all mobile devices (laptops, smartphones, tablets, USB keys)
• Don’t login to sensitive web applications from a public computer or public WiFi network
• Don’t cache your username and password in your workstation (i.e. “remember me”)
• Remember to log off at the end of a session
• Use different sets of logins and passwords for different web applications and services, and especially for personal and work systems
• Regularly change your passwords used in critical web applications
• Report abnormal behavior to the service provider immediately
• Ensure that the operating system and system components like Internet Explorer (browser) and Microsoft Office are fully patched and up-to-date
• Install a personal firewall as well as anti-virus software with the latest virus signatures
• Don’t download software, plug-ins, or browser toolbars from unknown sources