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Did you Fail to Plan for the Pandemic? Plan for a Microsoft Outage or a GPS Provider Attack.

by Mike Foster | Jul 28, 2020 | Uncategorized

Last weekend, our family drove to southwestern Montana looking for Coolidge, a thriving mining town turned Ghost Town. After we entered a remote valley, cell service went away. I handed our road atlas to my 18-year-old son, appointed him navigator, and asked for our...

Power Down to Boost Security

by Mike Foster | Jun 5, 2020 | Alerts, Best Practices, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Training, Cybersecurity, Executive Tips, IT Risk Management

One simple thing you can do to protect yourself is to power off your computer when you are not using it. If you don’t want to power it down, at least disconnect from your network. You’ll make your computer less attractive to attackers, and it limits the...

Two Tips to Make Your Online Meetings Better

by Mike Foster | May 15, 2020 | Executive Tips, Online Meetings, Zoom

Everyone is concerned about video conferencing security, and they should be. But when the hardware and software are not working right, safety seems like a distraction. Use at least two monitors. You can often separate the presentation so that you see slides on one...

Video Conferencing – Avoid Installing Meeting Programs When Possible

by Mike Foster | May 1, 2020 | Executive Tips, Executives and IT, IT Best Practices, Remote Worker Security, Zoom

CEOs and Executives: Avoid installing video conferencing software on your computer just because some other company tells you to. When you launch video conferencing programs, many of them ask you to install a program or app on your computer or device. What if the...
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