• Update your passwords regularly and follow your healthcare guidelines for the length and difficulty of your password. Choose a password that would be difficult for someone to repeat, but that you are able to remember.
• Don’t write down your password and/or keep it at your desk or somewhere that anyone could locate it.
• Be on guard with the emails you receive and report any suspicious looking ones before opening them. Only access your work email on your work computer.
• Always check with your IT team before downloading anything onto your computer.
• Clearing your browser history including your cookies, can keep your computer system safe.
• When you step away from your computer make sure to lock your screen.
• Consider a screen guard so that those near your computer cannot see your patient information.