Follow the Clear Desk, Clear Screen Policy

November 15, 2022

Clear desk is a practice to protect your workspace while clear screen is a practice to protect information on your desktop/laptop screens. Given below are the risks you face when you do not follow the Clear Desk, Clear Screen Policy.

Unattended and unlocked computers can lead to:

  1. Exposure of critical information to prying eyes
  2. Data leakage
  3. Misuse of sensitive information

Tips to practise the Clear Desk, Clear Screen Policy

  1. Have a daily routine to organise your workspace and keep it clear of printed confidential documents.
  2. Ensure information written on meeting room white boards is cleared as soon as a meeting is over.
  3. Ensure printed documents are collected immediately from the printers, copiers or fax machines.
  4. Do not save any confidential documents on desktop/laptop screen.
  5. Always keep your systems locked when unattended, use “CTRL-Alt-Delete/Windows+L key”.
  6. Always position the screen in such a manner that it’s not easily visible to anyone else.

Remember to report all information security incidents and anything suspicious or cybersecurity related to Sharekhan CSIRT / Information Security Task Force:
Email Id: skcsirt@sharekhan.com | istf@sharekhan.com

Yeh tips follow kar, apna desk aur PC screen protect kar, Sharekhan kar.

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