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August 2014
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In Defense of Devices: Cyber Security Concerns
Spread Beyond Your Phone |
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Windows XP Registry Hack Will Not Protect Your
PC Against All Threats |
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Protect Your Passwords |
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Virtual Success |
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Business Continuity Tip |
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Cartoon/Quote |
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Business Continuity Tip
Isolated Incidents
While all disasters pose a serious threat, sometimes it's the ones we least expect
that cause the most damage.
You never know when disasters such as burst pipes, illness, fire, or flooding
due to a broken sprinkler system might happen to your business.
Anticipating and planning for these types of disasters can make all the difference.
Databranch can help provide a solution for your
company€s business continuity and disaster recovery
needs. If you would like to learn more, please call us
today to speak with an Account Manager, or visit
www.databranch.com/Data-Disaster-Recovery.
To
find out how much downtime would cost your business, try
our new
recovery time calculator. |
Please forward this newsletter to anyone else in your
organization who might be interested!
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In Defense of Devices: Cyber Security Concerns Spread Beyond
Your Phone
used with permission from Norton by Symantec
We're always hearing about the connected future, an €Internet
of Things€ (IoT) where our smartphones and tablets are joined
online by ever more devices: cameras, TVs, microwaves and fridges,
even baby monitors. It sounds great, but every one of those
internet-connected devices is another security concern, as Symantec€s
2014 Internet Security Threat Report demonstrates only too
clearly.
As the report states, last year saw high-profile hacks of
baby monitors, security cameras and even home routers by cybercriminals.
Meanwhile, security researchers dug around in the software of
other devices and found ways to attack smart televisions, cars
and € most horrifying of all € medical equipment. That doesn't
mean criminals are actively doing so just yet, and the potential
financial gain from hacking certain devices is debatable, but
the rapid adoption of connected devices means a growing number
of relatively untested targets.
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Windows XP Registry Hack Will Not Protect Your PC Against
All Threats
used with permission from Microsoft Security Tips & Talk
by Eve Blakemore
In April, Microsoft ended support for Windows XP. This
means that if your computer is still running Windows XP, you
are no longer receiving security updates.
Several tech news sources have recently reported a change
that you can make to your Windows registry (known as a €registry
hack€) that tells your Windows XP computer that it€s running
Windows Embedded or Windows Server 2003.
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Protect Your Passwords
used with permission from Microsoft Safety & Security Center
Creating strong passwords and keeping them secret are the
first steps. Follow this advice to help keep your passwords
out of the wrong hands.
Secure your passwords
- Don't share your passwords with anyone, and don't store
them on the device they're designed to protect. Never send
a password in email or instant messages because they're
not reliably secure.
- Use a unique password for each website. If someone steals
a password that you use on many different sites, all the
information it protects is at risk. Keep track of your passwords
on a sheet of paper stored in a secret place.
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Virtual Success
used with permission from HP Technology at Work
It€s tough to make a meeting engaging and informative€it€s
even harder to do this when the attendees aren€t in the same
room. Virtual meetings are becoming increasingly important for
modern businesses, especially as employees become more mobile
and the idea of office hours becomes more blurred.
Organizing and executing a virtual meeting has many of the
same challenges as holding an in-person meeting, but some of
these may be magnified and others may be completely new to the
virtual environment. Let€s look at a few pointers to make sure
your virtual meetings are as effective as possible.
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"Quality is more important than
quantity. One
home run is much better
than two doubles.."
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Steve Jobs
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Databranch, Inc.
132 North Union Street, Suite 108
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Olean, New York 14760
(716) 373-4467 - Olean |
(607) 733-8550 - Corning/Elmira
www.databranch.com
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