Device Hygiene

Device hygiene relates to the practices and precautions users take with the aim of keeping devices and data organized, safe, and secure.
Device hygiene encompasses behavioural practices, maintaining their devices, checking their computer’s vitals, (interpreting red flags, probing slowness), etc, and how people understand and handle the technology they use.
Device hygiene and maintenance is about raising users’ awareness of their computers’ security features, where to find them, and how to set the optimal settings. There are many possible approaches to analyze.
• Probe with participants about disk space allocations (system drive, data drive). They need to understand that making more space for the system drive is important for the functioning of the operating system.
• Cleaning the device i.e. deleting temporary files, organizing desktop, using shortcuts, etc.
• The Action Centre will enable you to discuss the following aspects as they are listed in The Security drop-down menu.
• Monitoring device behavior. This is a convenient way for the user to review the state of their system and immediately locate Security and Maintenance issues that need attention.