40 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020WORKING FROM HOME TIPS
free,integratedWindowsDefendertoprotectyour
PC.Afreeantivirusprogramcanstillbeusedas
supplementalprotection.Visit your Microsoft account page and review its
contents. How many devices are assigned to your
account?AretheWindows 10 privacysettingsstill
whereyouwantthem?Likewise,thisisagoodtimeto
visit the associated Microsoft account security page and
make sure you’ve told Microsoft what phone number or
email addressshouldbeusedasa backup,andturn on
two-factorauthenticationifyouhaven’talready.Check the security and privacy settings for other major
accounts.There’syourGoogleaccount,assumingyou
useGmail,andofcourseyoursocialmediaaccounts.
Facebook’s privacy risks keep evolving, for example,
alongwithyouroptionsforcontrollingFacebook
privacy(orjustquittingaltogether).Check yourprinter.A fewmonthsback,I hadthe
opportunitytospeaktoMichaelCalce,akamafiaboy,
whoasa disillusionedyouthlaunchedattacksonYahoo,
eBay,CNN,andmore.Calce,nowaprofessional‘white
hat’ hacker, told me that the easiest point of attack on
your home network is your connected wireless printer,
whichchancesareusesa defaultpasswordandwas
notdesignedforsecurity.Upgradeitsfirmwareand
considerturningoffitsWi-Fifunctions,too.Change your passwords. Smart password management
suggests that you should change your passwords at