Cell Phone Security: All Of Your Data Are Belong To Us Part 1
Why Does It Feel Like My Cell Phone Makes My Data Vulnerable
Yes, losing data is a real thing. In all likelihood, it will probably not happen to you or your company via your cell phone. But why does it feel like your personal or company’s cell phones are so vulnerable? Maybe your data is not that vulnerable to loss. Maybe the media latches on to one-off stories like these of the gal who took an iPad and this other more famous gal 
who took pictures of herself on an iPad and the pics were automatically synced to the original owners iPhone. (By the way, both were caught).
Maybe we don’t fully understand how we actually lose our data.
When most people, including me, hear the phrase “data loss” they think of their name, social security number, credit card numbers. That gets my attention pretty quickly, too, because I do not want my bank account hacked or credit cards used; I do not want the hassles associated with calling all of my banks and credit cards to get replacements. I do not want to become a victim of identity theft either. And, some people may even respond to the idea of “losing your data” with fairly strong emotions. I know a couple that cuts the address label off of every single piece of mail they receive in order to “prevent identity left.”
Well, let’s take the time to understand a few ideas about data and data loss first:
What Data Loss Is
- unauthorized access to your bank and credit card accounts
- unauthorized access private company emails, pictures, files, documents
- unauthorized access anything covered by a NDA (non disclosure agreement)
- your social security number
- your medical history
- proprietary software, recipes, ideas, inventions, client purchasing data, any data, etc…
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Green Team Window Cleaning: Sustainability Is Key To Owner Chris Deulen
Chris Deulen is the owner of Green Team Window Cleaning. He claims to be the only 100% green window cleaning company in Kansas. In this interview, you’ll read why that claim is easy for Chris to make.
If you are currently shopping for a window cleaning company, take note that: 1. You won’t pay more for green. 2. There is a way to have 50% of your window cleaning bill REFUNDED back to you. 3. Look for the DIY tip that will help you keep your windows spotless between professional cleanings.
1. Chris, you claim to be a green window cleaning company – what does that mean?
Chris: Green to us means taking every step possible towards becoming environmentally sustainable in our business as well as in our personal lives. We only have one earth, so we like to treat it with care.
2. What really sets you apart from other “green” cleaning companies?
Chris: We use eco-friendly biodegradable soaps, towels made from organically grown cotton, and our vehicles are fuel efficient – some even running on alternative fuels.
3. Does this green stuff really make all that difference?
Chris: We believe that everyone is responsible for their own business/life. If everyone were to run their business the way we did, there would be an enormous positive global impact.
4. Okay, does this mean your customers will pay more? Continue Reading
Samsung S4: Should New Mobile Phones Come with Bloatware
I find it amazing that Samsung is already launching the S4. The Galaxy S4 is better than ever…and newer…and shinier…and sleeker…and will be preloaded with bloat ware. (Remember when the world hated buying desktop computers because they came preloaded with so much bloat that your PC would be sluggish out of the box!)
I understand the model from a manufacturer’s point of view…you give a small sample or a trial and you may garner a new customer. And I understand that pre-placing apps on a device fulfills some vendor agreements and so forth. Buy why isn’t there a choice, even if I could pay extra, to have an total clean device out of the box? Continue Reading
Tom Coffman formerly with Deffenbaugh Industries Answers 15 Questions: Recycling, Sustainability, and Green
This interview with Tom Coffman, former Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships with Deffenbaugh Industries, covers the topics of sustainability, recycling, green ideas, and the services that Deffenbaugh Industries and Deffenbaugh Recycling provide to the Midwest.
Total Reading time: 5:00 minutes.
1. What are 4 things that anyone can do, right now, to be better at recycling?
Tom: Eliminate plastic bags, eliminate plastic bags, eliminate plastic bags, and eliminate plastic bags from recycling containers. Plastic bags are a menace when they get to the recycling facility. They gum up our systems and they blow all over the place. Most grocery stores have containers for recyclable plastic bags.
2. What is exciting to you in the area of sustainability?
Tom: I think the growing awareness, support and public interest around sustainability issues has been very heartening. Whether it is the food people eat, the homes they build and maintain or the way they handle their yard waste, you can see behaviors continue to move toward greater sustainability.
3. What is your favorite innovation that you have been a part of at Deffenbaugh Indsutries?
Tom: There are three innovations I’ve seen in the past 20 years at Deffenbaugh Industries that I think are particularly cool. The move toward automated collection for residential trash and recycling has been a great step forward, as has the implementation of a single-stream recycling system. And the fact that we collect and process approximately 15 million cubic feet of landfill gas per day, which is used to serve the equivalent of 5,000 homes daily, always impresses me. Continue Reading
The O2 Hurricane Canless Air System: A Cool Way to Be Green
John Scherer is the CEO of Canless Air System www.canlessair.com. In this interview, John answers questions about the journey of the O2 Hurricane, about being more green, about the role social media plays in his company, and a few others.
This is probably one of the coolest inventions I have seen in a long time, how did you get the idea for Canless Air? The inventor contacted me in May of 2011, he’s been working on it for 12 years and wanted me to be the spokes person. The more I got to know about it, I knew I had to buy it, develop it and market it myself.
How did you know it would work? I didn’t, that’s when you roll the dice, there’s never a guaranty. But if you believe in something, just act on that instinct. Frankly, this is one case where I wasn’t at all surprised by the positive reaction.
How long did it take to go from idea to your first sale? It took about ten months of me pushing pushing pushing, designers, engineers, suppliers and me learning about manufacturing the whole time.
We continue every day to find ways to make it better. That we’ll never stop doing.
What was the biggest mistake or misstep you took and how did you correct it? The Misstep was matching the battery to the charger, we quickly identified the problem, matched them correctly and went back to the market. Rarely is anything perfect coming out of the box, it’s the ability to react quickly and adjust that is key in product success.
What advice do you have for inventors or entrepreneurs? Continue Reading