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Goals for March
It is our hope and desire that the Promethean is and will be
not only a resource for technology news and updates, but also
for good business advice and ideas. In an attempt to share new
ideas and motivate you to be your best, we have added a new
section called "Business Goals."
Imagine the positive results you would see in a year if every
member of your organization embraced a different common goal
each month. It was J.C. Penney who once said, “Give me
a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make
history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock
clerk.” We hope you find this new feature of our newsletter
to be not only helpful, but also motivational.
For
great motivational business ideas, look for the Business Goal
section headed by the logo below in future editions of the Promethean.
Improve
Networking Skills
- Say Thank
You – Try to follow up every successful meeting with
a thank-you note. Many opportunities for sending notes arise
if you just keep looking for them. Did a business contact
just send you a nice referral? Did someone moderate a particularly
useful discussion panel? Saying thank you lets people know
that they are valued.
- Remember
Names – Remembering someone’s name can make or
break you. It’s difficult, isn’t it? Just by virtue
of it being difficult, remembering names really sets you apart
from the rest. Try setting aside actual practice time. Keep
a list of all organizations that you work with and practice
naming all contacts with that organization. If you belong
to a volunteer organization, strive toward knowing every member’s
name.
- Nurture
Your Contacts – Let your contacts know that you are
interested in who they are and what they do. If you spot an
interesting article on auto racing, send it to a friend who
loves racing. If you see a television show about bridge building,
tell an engineering friend about it. Remember, it’s
all about THEM!
O.K., now
get out there and network this month!! Incidentally, we are
always looking for good networking and general business ideas
so please feel free to email them to support@promethius.com.
We will make sure to credit you if we use your idea in an article.
 Wireless
Network Security
Computer
hacker sophistication has come a long way only to become obsolete.
Computers have become so easy to hack that you and I can do
it almost as well as teenagers. All you need is a computer (preferrably
a laptop) and a wireless network interface card. Unprotected
wireless networks can easily be found by using the "Look
for Available Wirless Connections" option in the Windows
operating system. Simply pick the one you want to hack and you're
off to the races. Of course, not knowing passwords can slow
our hacking, but a simple search on the Internet will provide
us with dozens of password hacking software packages.
The moral
of the story is: Take extra care in securing your wireless
networks.
With a traditional
wired Local Area Network (LAN), there is generally only one
access point that we must guard against attack. The connection
to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is the point at which
you are vulnerable. The standard way to defend this door is
by use of a firewall. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANS) offer
a new opportunity for "War Drivers," the new brand
of hackers who drive around looking for open WLANS. Firewalls
are not effective at preventing access because the wireless
access point allows all comers to connect "behind"
the firewall. Not only does the hacker have full access to your
network, but he/she is free to launch attacks against other
computer networks making it look like one of your employees
is to blame.
One of the
biggest, but most often overlooked vulnerabilities involves
home wireless access points. Very few home users actually configure
even the most basic security on their home wireless connections
before connecting to their offices through their Virtual Private
Network (VPN) interfaces. This makes it very easy for a neighbor
(or corporate thief) to access the home computer, and thereby
connect to the workplace with the same access privileges as
the user who logged in.
There are
few good answers to the wireless security issues at this time.
What is known is that Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the current
security standard used by most wireless networking hardware,
has major vulnerabilities. We highly recommend that you speak
with us before implementing any wireless access points into
your network.
If you have
questions about wireless networking, please call Promethius
at
317/733-2388.
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