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.
There is a market for everything—2020 taught us that. One of the hobbies that rose again in popularity last year was building jigsaw puzzles. Social media was ablaze with folks proudly posting images of their completed creations. Some dove into them out of boredom because the challenge allowed them to use their brain and body interactively over time.
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“I did it all by myself!” Parents are gleeful hearing their young children exclaim those words with delight after mastering a new accomplishment. It proves the youngster has the drive and individual passion to propel him/her through life. Doing it yourself is great for personal growth, but it is not the key to success for business and organizational achievement for professionals.
...and checking it twice! You may wonder why it takes us time to get proposals for new machines and servers ready. The answer is in the details! We use detailed checklists for all services that we provide and for all current and future projects.
The book, The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande, stresses how the OR uses checklists to ensure nothing gets left behind when they are operating on a patient.
Out of Sight…
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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”. The most common of which is “I don’t have any data a hacker would want”. Nothing could be further from the truth! Have you ever thought about what a hacker could do with just your email password? With just access to your email, a hacker only needs to click the “I forgot my password” button for any of your accounts and will instantly have the keys to the kingdom.
A mantra of security that the IT professionals at IT Radix recite often is that when it comes to protection of a network and/or of data, layers of security is the answer. Some might say, it is the best answer.
We are fortunate to have one of the area’s most preeminent business and cybersecurity insurance firms as a client.
Technology drives everything in today’s Fulfillment Operations. The rise of eCommerce and the “Amazon effect” have dramatically shifted customer habits and expectations. Customer demand for faster delivery places warehouses and fulfillment centers under immense pressure to improve accuracy and speed in order to satisfy their clients’ requirements.
Quick Tip: A password management solution simplifies compliance for HIPPA, SOX and more.
In our final blog in this series on how passwords help you protect your most important business data, we look at how rock-solid password management can also protect you from legal trouble and compliance.
