Report ALL incidents of computer abuse to Management. Keep inventory periodically to account for all hardware, tapes, disks, programs and related documents. Anyone in your team with access to sensitive data should have a background check conducted to determine honesty, integrity and general character. A criminal check must be part of this investigation. A dishonest employee can normally steal more money and cause more damage to the reputation of an organization than most other types of criminals.
Information security is based on policies and procedures.
The awareness and committment of your workforce is vital, so educate them and heighten their security awareness. When choosing a microcomputer system, an operating system with password or file-locking abilities should be considered. The longer the password the better. Use at least eight characters. Even better, use a combination of numbers, letters and special characters.