In 1984, Rockwell introduced his debut single on Motown records—"Somebody’s Watching Me.” The well-known lyrics of the chorus are apropos to today’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Like it or not, somebody is always watching your business’ every move as closely as through a microscope.
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Virtual Private Network or VPN allows users to establish a secure, private connection or tunnel between two points. The communication between these two points is encrypted to ensure privacy and security. This is particularly important during this COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order.
During uncertain times like these, people look to leaders for guidance on how to move forward. So, during these unusual circumstances in all our lives, it is time for leaders to act as influential teachers and take action. This is the time to show vision and knowledge and move forward.
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Quick Tips:
(1) Bookmark websites accessed frequently to avoid scams from copycat websites.
(2) Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) now.
Why: You do not want to share your credentials with anyone! Hackers put up websites that look almost exactly like real websites to fool you into getting that information.
Since the number of passwords has magnified exponentially, the problem of keeping track of them has also increased, causing nothing but eyestrain and headaches!
Well, we have a solution that goes far beyond taking two aspirins and an afternoon nap—an automated, cloud-based password manager that can be used by all your staff working onsite or remotely.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a secondary form of authentication that helps make all your accounts more secure. MFA translates to two or more forms of validating that you are who you say you are. It’s commonly used in the form of a 6-digit verification code in an MFA application like Google Duo.
Since the days of early astronomy man has been looking for ways to view distant objects more clearly. This desire is what drove Hans Lippershey to assemble what is generally accepted as the first set of binoculars back in 1608.
If only there were a similar device that would allow us to clearly see what challenges we might face when moving our data to the cloud.
I was unable to find on Google when someone first remote controlled a PC, but I’m guessing it was invented by some poor IT person who didn’t want to get up in the middle of the night to see what was going on with his or her server or PC. But thank goodness someone figured it out.
