The spring storm season is here. Don’t let lightning strikes, power surges and power outages zap your data. “Clinics are more at risk of a lightning strike or power surge that can negatively affect computers than they are for all the data breaches you’re reading about. Data backup failure is going to get someone first,” says Nancy Dewitz, technical and marketing consultant … [Read more...]
Help keep pets safe during storms, disasters
Help clients keep their pets safe during storms and disasters. May 8 is National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day. It is a reminder to create a disaster plan for pets or include them in your personal disaster plan. Eight tips are featured here. Source: AAA Oklahoma. While pets can suffer from sickness or injury as the result of a natural catastrophe, we hope to minimize … [Read more...]
5 tips help with pet travel
Vacation season is almost here. In fact, Memorial Day weekend, the traditional kick-off to summer, is just seven weeks away. For those traveling with pets, five considerations will help make traveling with pets as stress-free as possible. Source: American Red Cross A common concern of people who travel with their pets is that the animals will get sick, hurt or lost during … [Read more...]
Keep pets safe during July 4th celebration
July 4th and its accompanying fireworks will be here soon. Help clients get ready for the noisy celebrations that often scare pets. The specialists at the VPI Pet HealthZone offer sound tips about dealing with noise, food toxicity and lost pets. Source: July 4th Pet Safety Tips, Veterinary Pet Insurance™, a Nationwide Insurance® company. If you include your pets at a 4th of … [Read more...]
8 things to know about ransomware
Ransomware attacks are more common than we think. Hackers are becoming more aggressive than before. When launched, ransomware encrypts your data and makes it unusable until you pay a ransom to hackers who may or may not release a key to your files. The basics of ransomware and eight ways to protect against it were presented this week during the radio program Air … [Read more...]
Sponsored Content – Only data security mitigates system breaches
Data breaches don’t happen quickly says Paul Hugenberg. They take weeks and months. Hackers are patient and spend all the time they need to get the data they want. They know 80 percent of your data is outside the view of existing controls. Applying proper classification to sensitive data can help you put proper controls around it to reduce risks. Source: InfoGPS Networks, … [Read more...]
Burn fast food calories
Whether you’re a sales rep, lead technician or director of surgery at a busy hospital, fast food is a likely part of your diet. HomeRemedyShop.com has developed an online calculator that estimates how much physical activity you need to burn off these calories. It will also show you more healthful food options. It won’t change your diet reality, but it can help you manage … [Read more...]
Data kidnapping is real and disastrous
Data kidnapping is real and on the rise. Malicious ransomware can infect individual computers and networks when users click on deceptive links or websites, or open infected emails, often with good intentions. The result is permanently encrypted files rendered worthless without the code the kidnappers hold. Victims reported more than $18 million in ransomware-related losses … [Read more...]
Write like a third grader
If you want people to reply to your emails, write like a third grader. According to the makers of the Boomerang mail plug-in, this reading level is about the right complexity for the average message. Source: Washington Post, February 16, 2016. To get replies, the company suggests using shorter, simpler sentences – hence the third-grade level. Writing this way generally gets … [Read more...]
Help producers prep for VFD implementation
During last week’s Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show, Kerry Keffaber, DVM, advisor for scientific affairs at Elanco Animal Health, shared four ways producers can get ready to implement the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD). Presented to members of the Livestock Publications Council, you’ll soon see more information in livestock media. There is opportunity in each of the … [Read more...]