Securing Your Home Office
50mBeginner2024-09-10
Authors

Scott Simpson
Creating Technology Courses as a Senior Staff Author at LinkedIn
Course details
Keeping your hardware and information safe and secure is essential when you’re working from home. Working from your home office might be a temporary situation or a permanent choice, but regardless of your unique situation, security is key. In this course, join instructor Scott Simpson as he covers the fundamentals of securing your home office, from ensuring the physical security of objects and resources, to digital security of files and staying safe when browsing online. Along the way, get quick tips for maintaining audio and video privacy, securing your mobile devices, and avoiding scams targeted at home workers. Ideal for both seasoned remote workers as well as newer remote workers looking to understand how they can protect themselves and their company’s data, this course equips you with practical, easy-to-use strategies to keep your home office safe and secure.
Skills covered
Remote WorkNetwork SecurityCybersecurityProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Securing your home office
1. Securing Your Home Office
- 02 - Working at home
- 03 - Work vs. personal
- 04 - Physical security for the home office
- 05 - Data security
- 06 - Encryption
- 07 - Backups
- 08 - Wi-fi and network security
- 09 - Understanding VPN
- 10 - Browsing the web securely
- 11 - Audio and video privacy
- 12 - Maintaining your system
- 13 - Mobile device security
- 14 - Scams targeting home workers
Conclusion
- 15 - Next steps