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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, July 14, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• Why you really need to enforce strong security practices among your employees
• Q&A: If I remove a computer’s hard drive will any data be left behind?
• Scam alert: Never supply your password in a phone call, email or text message
• Video: How pros wrap extension cords, cables & hoses
• July’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Polar Pacer Pro – Advanced GPS Running Watch
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Monthly Tech Giveaway….
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Today’s featured tech tip….
Why you really need to enforce strong security practices among your employees
Do you own or manage a business that maintains sensitive personal and/or financial information on company computers?
If so, it’s imperative that you train your employees on the importance of operational security.
Here are a few critical things to address:
- The use of strong passwords and Two-Factor Authentication
- Keeping company computers locked when not in use
- Avoiding dangerous websites while using the Internet
- Constantly being on-guard against phishing attempts
- Keeping the software on company PCs updated at all times
- Running frequent malware scans with multiple scanning engines
Always remember that it only takes one little slip-up by one employee for a hacker to gain access to your computers, financial accounts, proprietary business data and all the information you have collected about your customers.
As the recent pipeline ransomware incident proved, just one little slip-up could end up being quite costly for your company. Truth be told, it could even bankrupt your business.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: If I remove a computer’s hard drive will any data be left behind?
The answer is “maybe”.
• Scam alert: Never supply your password in a phone call, email or text message
Beware this common (and often successful) ploy.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
Tractive GPS Pet Tracker for Dogs
Do you worry about your dog wandering off and getting lost? This can help prevent that from happening.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: How pros wrap extension cords, cables & hoses
They make it look easy (and with practice, it is).
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Amazon deploys Rufus AI shopping assistant to all US customers
• Fujitsu says malware was to blame for cyberattack, confirms customer data leaked
• OpenAI is plagued by safety concerns
• How false nostalgia inspired noplace, a Myspace-like app for Gen Z
• New app releases for Apple Vision Pro have fallen dramatically since launch
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