Summer is in full swing, but school season is right around the corner. Young people are targeted for data theft at
35 times the rate of adults – they are considered an easy target for both digital and physical theft. You can make going back to school an easier transition by ensuring your data and devices are secure both at school and at home. Even if you’ll be using the computers provided by your school’s libraries or labs, there are plenty of steps you can take to make your data safer.
Protecting Your Devices at School
If you’re using your own desktop, laptop or smartphone, there are two things to be concerned with: Physical and information theft. There are a few things you can do to minimize the odds of both types of theft, and mitigate the damage if either does occur.
