It is a home-worker’s worst nightmare to find that his/her PC has a fault and all their work is lost. To protect your work from faults, fire and theft, be sure to download all your work onto a separate hard drive, which can be kept in a safe place as a back-up option if something should happen to your computer.

Good virus protection software is also a must as a precaution against computer bugs that could wipe your work or collect personal information about you or your company. Clever viruses are able to track your keystrokes to find out your passwords, bank account numbers and usernames and it’s vital to protect your work and your family from fraudsters who prey on people with unprotected home computers.