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October 2013

Houston 2013 Authors Networking Summit

www.authorsnetworkingsummit.com 

Crowd Funding Class with Crescent City SBDC

Let me get a show of hands

Let me get a show of hands……….

I often hear people engage in conversation about how so long are the days of people genuinely caring for one another and just doing random acts of kindness.  Can I tell you that good deeds still exist?  How many of you truly believe that there is still goodness out there?  Let me get a show of hands.  You know on a regular basis we are consumed with all the bad or let me stop there and say situations that are not so ideal that occur in the world.  I want to share a GREAT DEED that happened on this past Saturday.

I had the pleasure of attending the Black Book Festival in LA.  The day was beautiful.  The time was just right.  I met an amazing group of individuals.  There were some future connections that had been made that day.  I was looking forward to the real relationships that would soon be established as a result of attending the festival.  I had the honor of speaking on Crowd Funding which I am very passionate about.

After the festival had concluded there was a woman who was walking back to her car.  She was getting ready to head home.  She decided to make a quick phone call.  This woman was engaged in a conversation on the phone with a confidant that she often shares life stories with.  The woman shared how the details of the festival and all that had taken place.  On the way to her car with the phone still in hand, she stumbled upon a wallet.   This wallet was in plain view.  There was a wallet but no owner to the wallet anywhere around.  There were several rows of cars.  It was practically deserted.  It was just the woman and the wallet.  It was very quiet.  There was one single family that was walking towards the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The woman bent down to pick up the wallet.  Her thoughts went to I wonder where the owner is located?  Could he/she be at a restaurant?  What if they were stranded without gas?  The woman began searching.  She tried looking for clues as to the car of the owner.  She wanted to find the owner and return that which was lost.  Where was the owner?  There was only one answer to that question so we will have to resume answering thattomorrow.  Remember what I always say.  Ignoring one’s conscious is neither safe nor right.  I will see you next time.  ~ Dr. Letitia Wright

The Web Security Basics For Your Business

The Web Security Basics For Your Business

by JonSolomon

If you run a business on the web (or if you make regular use of it) then it’s important to make sure that you do everything you can to try and keep your data secure.  There are many ways to go about doing so, but these are some of the basics to help you get going, brought to you in association with UK Asset Protection.

Regularly change passwords, and alter the account names from the default.  It’s quite common when you sign up for a service that you’re provided with passwords up-front.  It’s extremely important to change these immediately to ensure that only people within positions of trust can access it.  Ensure that any account or usernames you’re presented with are altered also.

Continually update your operating systems.  Whilst updating these can be a bit of a pain in the backside (especially as it always seems to happen when you’re working to a deadline), it’s important that you update your computer whenever it requests that an update is made.  Security patches usually make up a big part of these updates, and hackers will often target computers that haven’t kept up-to-date with these installations.  It’s also important that you allow any specifically installed security programs to update whenever they ask to ensure that they also are kept in perfect running order.

Always use encryption software if you’re making transactions.  If you’re running any kind of website that makes transactions, then it’s your responsibility to ensure that you’ve taken all of the necessary steps to keep customer data secure.  (In some cases – such as with Mastercard and VISA USA) the card providers themselves will request you provide proof of having done so.  Encryption software is the ideal way to make sure this is the case – it will also protect your own internal information.

Limit access on a ‘need-to-see’ basis.  This is both a sensible and common approach amongst larger businesses, and can also be very effective amongst smaller businesses seeking to minimise the risk of there being a data breach.  Initially, it can be enough to simply not introduce a shared network, and to keep the important data on the computer of those who need it.  However, once your company has reached a decent size and requires a central network, then it’s important to make sure that you password protect any files of significant importance.

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