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Always request a separate laptop and phone for work, and always create a separate set of accounts.
by threatofrain 3y ago
Always request a separate laptop and phone for work, and always create a separate set of accounts.
- heavyset_go 3y agoRun it on a separate VLAN or on separate network hardware, as well.
- Tyr42 3y agoSo like, how does that work. I've got a pair of Asus routers with one acting as an access point (AI mesh). Would I need to buy new routers? Do I daisy chain the routers or can I reuse the wifi ap? Or put Merlin on my existing ones? I'm in tech but these network suggestions are all quite opaque to me.
- 2devnull 3y agoThe point is just that you shouldn’t trust work issued devices. They are never going to be as secure as your private network, unless you have a big family or are a high profile target.
- tyingq 3y agohttps://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1049415/ https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1049415/
- aynyc 3y agoMost new routers have guest network, and internal network. Put your work laptop on guest network and that should do the trick.
- leipert 3y agoMy solution: Guest WiFi. My router has an isolated guest WiFi mode.
- MrStonedOne 3y ago[dead]
- heavyset_go 3y agoDepends on the hardware, even consumer networking hardware often support VLANs. Sometimes it's hidden behind settings, other times you'll have to use something like OpenWRT. Some hardware lets you run multiple APs at once, and you can have an AP for your VLAN. Sometimes it's cheaper/easier to just buy a shitty router to use for your untrusted devices.
- zadler 3y agoAlso pick it up with tongs and keep it in a faraday cage when not using
- userbinator 3y agoWhy does it even need to be "request"? Are they that cheap these days that they won't pay unless asked (begged)? If the company needs you to use a computer, it needs to provide you one. I am sure not letting my personal and work machines mix, both for this and IP reasons, and on the other side, if I was in control of such things, using personal machines would be an exception.
- judge2020 3y agoGood employers already give you your own laptop and might offer to give you a phone. But good employers are few and far between, especially in recession-esque periods where everyone that doesn't have an extremely resilient IT staff (or isn't a public company) will have bean counters cutting costs in many areas, either downsizing new laptop purchases (making doing work harder) or cutting them all-together.
- bombolo 3y agoMy company would rather have me waste several days shuffling data around partitions rather than pay for the cloud disk that I actually need (3T, nothing insane).
- shostack 3y agoHonestly it's so much better for work life balance and mental health to not have your work device present after the work day ends or on weekends. I won't go back as long as I'm able.
- pbhjpbhj 3y agoCan you expand on this at all? Is it consciously better, or was the presence of work devices subconsciously affecting you? Did you notice particular improvements, or ...
- rejectfinite 3y agoIm amazed people work from their personal PCs How is that allowed lol From the company side, they dont know whats on my machine. I might have pirated everything and keyloggers out the wazoo, thats my choice.
- bearmode 3y agoPeople working from their personal PCs is what fucked lastpass in their last hack.
- dsaavy 3y agoI run a small consultancy and from employee one we've always purchased devices for our employees to work from. No excuse for a company not to do this.