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Best practice Consideration
Preset security
preferences.
You can preset security preferences and deploy these settings.
For more information about the security preferences that you
can configure, see the following topics in the Office 2008
Security section:
• Configure privacy options in Office 2008
• Configure document protection settings in Office
2008
• Configure security settings for macros in Excel 2008
For more information about how to deploy your security
preferences, see Deploy Office 2008 security preferences
in the
Office 2008 Security section.
Download files only
from trusted sources.
When you download a file from a Web site, make sure that you
know the source. When in doubt, don't download the file.
Install software only
from authentic
CDs/DVDs.
For example, all Microsoft CDs/DVDs have holograms to prove
their authenticity. In general, installing software from
authentic, commercially distributed CDs/DVDs is the safest
method.
Back up your data
regularly.
If a virus erases or corrupts files on your hard disk, a recent
backup might be the only way to recover your data. Back up
important files, such as documents, pictures, favorite links,
address books, and important e-mail messages.
For information about how to back up your Entourage
database, see Compacting and backing up the Entourage
database in the Office 2008 Operations section.
Don't open suspicious
e-mail messages or
files.
Even though the Entourage 2008 junk e-mail filter helps
protect your Inbox from spam and phishing messages, it is a
good idea to avoid opening any attachment in a message that
you did not expect to receive, especially if the message is from
an unknown source.