Every organization’s IT department manages the daily computer issues that arise, from lockouts to hardware issues. Just as we provide working computer keyboards and reset passwords when they’ve been forgotten, we also manage the overall online security environment as well. These three things are the bread and butter of employee security practices for any organization: 1) safe email procedures, 2) protected computing devices and 3) credential management.

Many of the apps we add to our phone not only rely on our location to give us the information we’re looking for but also make a note of and keep a history of it. The location history created through our phone every day reveals much about our personal habits. We can adjust the settings on our phone to limit how each app accesses our location information, and location services can be turned off for many apps. But, of course, some apps – like Find My Phone or Find My Friends – always need location services on.

Every company must strike a balance between getting work done efficiently and following information security procedures that can slow us down. Accomplishing work is our core purpose, but now we must be vigilant against every sort of cyber intrusion.