If you work from home — whether you're a small-business owner or a freelancer — you know it's crucial to keep your home office secure. Here are seven tips to safeguard your data and ward off potential intruders, both online and off.
|1. Insure your assets.
As soon as you make the decision to work from home, you need to figure out your insurance situation. A homeowners policy may not cover all of your business-related assets, so check with your employer to make sure any work-owned equipment is insured by the company's policy. If not, you may need to purchase supplemental coverage.
If you are a small-business owner working from home, you should look into getting a business owner policy that covers your equipment.
|2. Install smart security.
Did you know more residential burglaries occur during the day than at night? Prowlers assume homes will be vacant during work hours, but since yours won't be, it's especially important that you take proper security measures to keep yourself safe.
Many home security companies now offer smart security options that allow you to monitor activity from your smartphone. If a camera or motion sensor captures anything unusual happening around your home, the system will notify you so you can see what's going on and alert the authorities if needed — all without leaving the safety of your office.
|3. Have a plan for break-ins.
Even with a state-of-the-art security system, break-ins are still a possibility you should be prepared for.
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