Hackers know where the weak link is to get access to corporate data—the home network
During these trying times, many of us are diving into hobbies as a way to keep our sanity. Senior IT Consultant, Mike Oster, took to his garage in 2020 to finish some woodworking and home improvement projects.
We’re happy to be published in the NJBA Dimensions Newsletter (Winter 2021)! 2020 brought many challenges to the corporate world. Click here and check out Page 7 to reflect on lessons gained from 2020 and this turbulently unexpected year.
There are huge security concerns with document printing and destruction for employees working from home (WFH)
If you have ever been to a casino and pulled the arm of a slot machine, you’ve experienced the excitement of hearing, Ding Ding Ding! You’ve hit the jackpot! This is how metal detector enthusiasts feel every time they take a metal detector and walk along the beach, a local park, or even their own property.
Our IT Radix team members have been making the most of their time at home during the pandemic
Due to COVID-19 and our socially distanced work-from-home efforts, our IT Radix team is spending A LOT more time at home these days. From a recent Polly poll in Microsoft Teams, we learned that over half of our staff have been tackling home improvement projects this past year.
All staff members must have a keen eye open to cybersecurity risks that are dangerous to the company
Collecting antiques is an interesting and challenging hobby for many. Activities that involve collecting, such as antiquing, require training, education, and research before the hobbyist begins to excel at the avocation.
I’ve been involved in my fair share of home improvement projects over the years. I can still remember the built-in bookshelves my parents made for our home in New Mexico, complete with a burnt wood finish created by a blow torch. As a kid growing up, my job was primarily to hold, fetch or otherwise assist when needed on these projects.
In this issue:
Congratulations to our winner, Sharon Varnelas of Real Endpoints, the lucky recipient of a Michaels' gift card!
QUESTION: What is the hobby of using vintage hardware and software?
ANSWER: Retrocomputing
Have you ever heard a shortwave radio transmission? While shortwave listening as a “hobby” is declining, when you look at it, shortwave is just short of a miracle. When the signal is beamed at an angle, it hits the ionosphere which acts as a mirror around the Earth.
If you like to read, you may have a home library. All good librarians have one thing in common...an organized index. Confession time! How many of you manage your computer and online passwords in any of the following ways:
Use the same/similar password for everything
Keep all your passwords written on a slip of paper
Change your password by incrementing the number by 1
Keep a spreadsheet with all your passwords on your desktop
We see it all the time and have heard every reason you can think of as to why it’s “fine.
