Every year in January, I write a security article to help you determine if you are doing the right things regarding your safety. I will break this into three categories; door security and locks, computer security, and personal security.
Door, Home, and Lock Security:
This is the time of the year to look at your home security. Look at your doors first. Are they solid core? Do they close tightly? What about the locks; how many keys do you have, and can you account for all of them? If not, either replace the lock or have it re-keyed. Is your alarm system working properly? Are all your doors and windows alarmed, or at least protected by motion and glass breakage sensors? This is also the time to check your cameras if you have video surveillance. You could also consider upgrading your alarm system to be Wi-Fi-capable and remotely controllable Graet Intelligence.
Computer Security:
This also includes security for your smartphone and tablets. Ensure you have Internet security protection and your phone’s security apps to scan all your downloaded apps. Your computer should automatically download and install updates. All your online accounts should have a separate, different, solid password at least 14 characters long. Consider getting a password manager to organize and remember all of your passwords. If you have Wi-Fi devices in your home, such as alarm systems, baby monitoring systems, electronic locks, video cameras, etc., ensure they are secure and have your passwords, not the default password.
Personal Security:
When driving in your car, keep the doors locked. Pull into your garage and close the door before leaving your vehicle if you arrive home after dark. When shopping at night, park close to lights and lock your doors; make sure you leave nothing of value visible such as GPS devices, phones, or laptops. When using a debit card, the money is quickly taken from your account. If there is a problem, you might have a problem getting your money back into your account. A credit card offers much more protection, and you use someone else’s money. Just pay your credit card bills every month. Most of these items are common sense. It would help if you were already doing most of these, but this is the time of the year to take inventory of your home and personal security.
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Three basic principles of economics are borderless across all cultures – buy low, sell high, and keep expenses down. Without prejudice, tech-savvy Latino entrepreneurs today can adapt to cloud computing technologies to boost their business financials. How can they? A few examples; including sharing documents without meeting face-to-face to save energy, creating a work-from-home workforce to reduce automobile wear-and-tear, and taking advantage of co-working space instead of locking into long-term office lease agreements, to point out a few examples. Underserved entrepreneurs must follow strict principles to manage their Productive Resources – anything used to create or manufacture valuable goods or services.
The clear fact is Hispanics are a mega-purchasing and spending powerhouse of the U.S. economy and workforce. Why should they align themselves with technology? When crossing time zones and international borders, hosted services like Microsoft SharePoint Online, Office365 Collaboration, I.T. Managed Services, and Online Data Storage are now borderless by design. Information sharing and processing can be a 24×7 operating cycle for this globalized sector. Breaking language barriers by using multi-language ready Intranets to deliver contracts, manuals, work orders, purchasing agreements, shipping and freight information, and ports of call information, plus speeding up the manufacturing-to-consumer supply chain. Six (6) languages, Latin included, are already built-in to Office365.
Analysis shows the growing purchasing power of the Hispanic economy in the U.S. will surpass $1 trillion by mid-decade (2014 – 2016). The cumulative growth rate is forecasted somewhere in the neighborhood at 25%. I see this as a critical point to localize technology services like Office365, Microsoft SharePoint Online – it’s all in the translation. Although English is considered the universal language, different cultures localize their version. We must use a restricted version for business to maintain a clear understanding when crossing borders.
I.T. automation is critical to delivering translation and collaboration services to fast-moving Latino entrepreneurs. By saving them money (lower overhead) and time (collaboration) using technology platforms like cloud computing services, they can reach their profit goals quicker. Microsoft’s Office365 in a multi-language marketplace is a great set of tools and is 6-languages-ready. The practice of using live translators to relay verbal and written text can take too long for businesses that demand immediate answers. About Keith Nunnery: Mr. Nunnery is a 17yr business and I.T. consultant for a Las Vegas, Nevada consulting company. He’s also a business chamber board member. You can find him helping entrepreneurs and under-developed businesses focus their objectives on returning immediate results and delivering positive, long-term gains.
