Covid-19 and Working RemotelyA How-To Technology Resource
Welcome to The Computer Center’s Covid-19 resource center for small businesses. Our focus is to provide you with the information you need to keep your business running, collaborate with your team, meet with customers, and make the best of the current situation by leveraging technology. Visit www.computer-center.com/covid19/ for access to more helpful information.
IT Security Tip #24: How to Keep Staff From Unintentionally Causing a Security Breach
With so many access points, from cell phones to a laptop and home computers, how can anyone hope to keep their network safe from hackers, viruses, and other unintentional security breaches? The answer is not “one thing” but a series of things you have to implement and constantly be vigilant about, such as installing and constantly updating your firewall, antivirus, spam-filtering software, and backups. This is why clients hire us – it’s a full-time job for someone with specific expertise (which we have!).
Once that basic foundation is in place, the next most important thing you can do is create an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) and TRAIN your employees on how to use company devices and other security protocols, such as never accessing company e-mail, data or applications with unprotected home PCs and devices (for example). Also, how to create good passwords, how to recognize a phishing e-mail, what websites to never access, etc. NEVER assume your employees know everything they need to know about IT security. Threats are ever-evolving and attacks are getting more sophisticated and clever by the minute.
This e-mail series is one great way to keep your employees informed, but you STILL need a good AUP in place and training. If you’d like our help in creating one for your company, based on best practices, call us at 608-755-1524. You’ll be glad you did.
Microsoft Tips for Office
Give Feedback With a Digital Pen
Edit and mark up Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files with your Surface Pen or another digital pen. Look for the Draw menu. It’s a fast (and dare we say fun) way to give feedback.
Shortcut of the Week
Repeat the Last Action
Using the F4 key in Word and Excel allows you to repeat the last action. So if you changed the formatting in one paragraph and want to complete the same action elsewhere, highlight the area you would like changed and hit F4 to repeat the last action.
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Sincerely,
James Pearson, President The Computer Center 39 S. Main St. – Upper Janesville, WI 53545 (608) 755-1524