What risks will you run?

Easy to carry, your notebook first can be stolen, when you are on the move or at home. You can also forget it, and it happens more often than we think!

You risk losing everything, your documents but especially your photos and holiday videos, which are hard to replace!

According to a consumer survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab, 8% of respondents said that if they lost or had their electronic devices stolen, they could never replace their precious vacation photos! But despite the risks and availability of security options, the study shows that only 22 percent of respondents use anti-theft features to protect their devices.

How to protect your computer and data

Prevention is the best protection. So, in case of problems, your data will not be lost and your privacy will be protected. This requires a backup solution such as Thomson Backup, which allows you to recover your data and reinstall your PC at any time. In addition, the backup is performed on a French cloud with a service offering based on French legislation and the guarantee that your data are neither analyzed nor monetized. Thus, your data remains confidential and will never be transmitted to third parties.

Once a back-up solution is in place, we start by simply putting an access code to his notebook. In the Windows security settings, choose a complex password avoiding 4x0, 1234 or your first name! The password must be required when starting the device but also when it goes out of standby mode.

If your computer contains very sensitive or highly confidential data, you can also install some data encryption software that will protect you, even if someone discovers what is your password.

Protect against intrusions and indiscreet people

Once your material is protected, it is necessary to think of software infiltrations. Indeed, thieves can go through the Internet to steal the contents of your notebook (https://www.mythomson.com/fr_fr/computers-155-fr-en/notebook-157-en_en). All-in-one software like Bitdefender Total Security, G Data or Avast can lock and protect your web browser and prevent any intrusion. A firewall will monitor the inputs and outputs and an anti ransomware will protect against hostage taking of your data.

Finally, if you often work in public places, consider protecting your notebook from prying eyes. A simple privacy filter, to put on the screen, makes the reading of it impossible for those who are not perfectly in front. Another trick, lower your brightness, it limits viewing sideways or from a distance.