You should adjust factory-default configurations on software and hardware.
What that means is that you should into the default configuration settings on your computer. Particularly, when you have a brand new devices, there are many factory-default configuration that are overly permissive.
They are intended to be user-friendly and saves time when troubleshooting for customer service. However, they are not all geared towards security. Therefore, as soon as you are comfortable with your devices then you probably won’t need some settings to stay enabled.
It’s about being proactive when it comes to data security especially now that you work from home. You would not want to compromise the safety of the company’s data as well as yours. So make the effort to protect them.
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