Paul often comes home from work in the evening. Before he knew it, his personal computer had been attacked. Thanks to the information it contained, the attacker was able to penetrate the internal network of Paul’s company. Sensitive information was stolen and sold to competitors.

it is advisable to keep your personal and professional uses separate:

There are different uses and security measures for personal and professional communications equipment (computers, mobile phones, etc.).

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is the practice of employees using their personal equipment (computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.) in a professional context. While this solution is increasingly used today, it poses problems in terms of data security (theft or loss of devices, intrusions, lack of control over the use of devices by employees, data leakage when employees leave).

• do not forward your work-related e-mails to e-mail services used for personal purposes;

• do not host professional data on your personal equipment (USB key, telephone, etc.) or on personal online storage devices;

• similarly, avoid connecting personal removable media (USB sticks, external hard drives, etc.) to your computer, USB sticks, external hard drives, etc.) to company computers.