During a power outage, responsible business owners use emergency power to keep desktop computers from unexpectedly shutting down. While that’s certainly a good strategy for keeping machines operational and preventing data loss, there’s something else you can do to ensure that your staff remains productive while weathering a storm: uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for networking […]
Gear up your network equipment with UPS
What Others Can See
Nothing on the internet is private. Communications, pictures, videos—they’re all susceptible to prying eyes and have the potential to be misused. Here are the biggest privacy threats you face online today:
Webcam Access – While it’s rare, there are known exploits that allow others to access your webcam (such as malicious software or software security flaws). Putting a Post-it note over your webcam isn’t a bad idea.
In the Blink of an Eye
The average person blinks every four seconds, about 15 times per minute. That is over 20,000 times a day. Four seconds is not a lot of time, but a lot can get done in four seconds. You can slice a whole cucumber, chug a glass of water, go from 0 to 60 MPH in a hot rod and lots of other things.
Make THIS password different from everything else
Quick Tip: Make your email password different than all others.
Why: You know you’re guilty of it: using the same password for everything. Believe me, I understand how annoying it is to try and remember all those passwords. If you’re using the same password for sites that don’t share sensitive information, like a login to a news feed you like to read, then it’s generally okay.
Cathy’s Corner – March 2020
I really like the quote from Helen Keller in this month’s newsletter:
“The only thing worse than being
blind is having sight but no vision.”
— Helen Keller
I remember reading the story of Helen Keller sometime in my youth.
How to minimize Wi-Fi hiccups
These days, it’s difficult for businesses to operate without a good Wi-Fi connection. The internet’s versatility is essential to getting work done, because having a fast, secure, and reliable Wi-Fi connection can guarantee quick response times and customer satisfaction.
3 Hacker types you need to know about
What do you call someone who hunts for security gaps in computer hardware and software? A hacker, right? What about someone who executes a vulnerability test and presents their findings to software vendors to help them improve the quality of their products? There is more than one type of hacker, and understanding the difference is […]
March 2020 IT Radix Resource Newsletter
Insight to Vision 2020
In this issue:
- In the Blink of an Eye
- Introducing… CW
- What Others Can See
- Solutions Spotlight: Dark Web Monitoring
- What You Don’t See Behind the Scenes
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