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Insight Focus 
Introduction
Passwords
Network and PC Hygiene
Mail
Printing and other media
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- Without physical security most technological measures lose their value. If someone can steal a hard disk, they don't need a password to access it.
- Take care not to leave sensitive information stored on a notebook or a PDA in the back of a taxi or other public place. Even if it is handed in, lost property may be auctioned after a matter of weeks.
- Leaving a notebook or PDA in plain view in an unattended car is asking for it to be stolen.
- Don't let anyone "tailgate" you through a security door, and don't let anyone into the premises just because they say they have lost their pass, or thye are making a delivery, or other any other excuse.
- If you see someone tampering with or attempting to remove a piece of hardware from your workplace, politely challenge them. And if you're not comfortable with that, immediately contact building security.
The following people contributed to the suggestions in this article: Stephen Bell, product manager, enterprise, corporate and government, Lexmark Australia & New Zealand; Edwin Butler, practice director for technology infrastructure, and Chewy Chong, senior systems engineer, Avanade Australia; Ben English, security mobilisation lead, Microsoft Australia; Fred Felman, vice president of marketing, Zone Labs division, Check Point; Paul Macrae, business development manager, MessageLabs; Sebastian Moore, vice president, RSA Security; Oscar Moren, managing director, Pointsec Mobile Technologies; Paul Sproule, NSW security practice manager, Dimension Data
This article was first published in Technology & Business magazine.
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