Congratulations to our trivia winner, Stuart Greenberg of Greenberg & Company, the lucky recipient of a Trick-or-Treat Candy Basket.
QUESTION: Which of the following songs was written by the Canadian rock band, Rush?
(Witch Hunt, Pet Sematary or Voodoo Child)
ANSWER: Witch Hunt
If your business technology is “Runnin’ with the Devil” as in Van Halen’s infamous song, then you are living “life like there’s no tomorrow.” By running out-of-date or unpatched software and hardware, you risk exposing your business to cyberattacks and more.
With corporations taking hits left and right from cybercriminals, security on the Internet has become more important than ever. Still, even as many of us step up the security of our online presence, stragglers who believe they’re immune to such attacks abound.
With Halloween on the horizon, it’s easy to think of all the tasty treats that come along with the Fall season. Everyone loves candy (even if we know we shouldn’t), and it’s hard not to find yourself biting into the creamy center of a Milky Way or splurging on a handful of Crunch bars.
Security this, password that! Now they want a password with 14 characters and 2 symbols? And I must change it every three months? As difficult as it is to remember 24 different passwords, four PIN numbers and a slew of new cyber security processes, we still manage to instantly recall most of the tangible things in our lives.
That was the musical refrain in the movie theme song, “Ghostbusters,” written and performed by Ray Parker Jr. The lyrics pose the question when there’s “something strange in your neighborhood who you gonna call?” While we may not run into paranormal creatures invading Manhattan, many of us will likely run into a computer virus that needs to be removed as quickly as those ghosts.
“I always feel like somebody's watching me” is one of the haunting lines from the Motown hit and Halloween favorite “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell. This 1984 release by Rockwell had a disturbing music video released to promote it. Listen to the song closely to hear Michael Jackson on background vocals.
Thinking up passwords and managing them is a big pain, no two ways around it. One website requires a symbol, and another requires 14 characters. Meanwhile, your bank requires 10 characters, four PIN numbers and the answer to a secret question. In the midst of all this, it’s easy to just use the same three or four passwords for everything—after all, that’s more secure than a single password, right?
But imagine this.
From the desk of: Cathy Coloff
Subject: IT Radix and You — Make Beautiful Music Together
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, specifically designed to call even greater attention to cyber security and encourage vigilance by all computer users.
Songs of the Season
In this issue:
