Whether by taking advantage of retailers’ discounts or through gifting from family members or friends, many people will be the recipients of new cyber gadgets by the end of the present holiday season. Many of these people, in turn, will take these devices (particularly the mobiles ones) into their workplaces, potentially transferring any vulnerabilities they may have to their organizations. With this consideration in mind, WaterISAC encourages its members to review list of ten tips for securely configuring new devices from its partner, MS-ISAC. In turn, members can consider using these tips for their employee Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies and/or provide the tips to employees. The tips pertain to adjusting factory default configurations and passwords, encrypting WiFi networks (and not broadcasting a WiFi network name), removing unnecessary services and software and installing antivirus software, and updating and patching regularly. Read the tips at MS-ISAC.