Archives for the ‘Security’ Category

What would you do if you lost your cell phone?

Many of us have smartphones these days that hold substantial quantities and varieties of data. What happens to that data and how you replace it are two key questions to consider in the event that a mobile telephone is lost.
If you haven’t thought about it much before, why not take a few moments to consider the factors involved and any changes you might want to make to help minimize the stress from such an event.

What should you have in your toolbox?

  A list of several useful hardware and software tools with which to arm yourself before you attack the file cabinet. When I first became interested in woodworking, I checked out several books on the subject from the library. Invariably, within the first two or three chapters, there was an illustrated list of desirable hand [...]

What would happen if that thumb drive slipped out of your pocket?

Those tiny USB drives we so casually toss about are convenient and easy to lose. Here’s some thoughts on making sure you don’t lose your secrets to strangers. While my family was on vacation over the holidays, I managed to calmly back our rental car into a concrete column in a parking garage, denting the [...]

A look at data security from a medical practice perspective

I was just reading an article entitled Backup Basics — Or, How to Avoid Using Data Recovery Services! from Dr. Greg Mulhauser’s site. He followed this up with a second article: One Example of a (Hopefully!) Sound Backup Strategy. From the original article: What would you do if all your practice data suddenly disappeared? Data recovery services exist to [...]

Backup your life

Before you shred your first sheet, you must have a solid data backup plan. What would you do if your hard drive started the “click of death” the day after you destroyed the original documents?
This is the first of many articles regarding backups.