STAYING SIGNED IN Most hackers aren’t going to be able to force their way into your account by trying a nearly infinite combination of passwords. But if you fail to log out of your accounts, they won’t have to. When using public machines, it’s essential that your final step is signing out of every account you’ve logged into. You can adjust the settings within different services to automatically sign you out when you close a window. You can also create alerts to be sent to you whenever a new device uses an account of yours. These are great ways to monitor if anyone has been sneaking into your Facebook or Amazon accounts. FAILURE TO UPDATE Yes, updates can feel like a constant and arbitrary nuisance, but they’re as much about new features you don’t see as they are about the ones you do. Updates come with fresh security patches that protect you from hackers’ latest tactics. Without the latest version of a program, you are basically wearing a digital sign that says, “hack me.” NEVER BACKING UP FILES It is so easy to create either cloud-based or terrestrial backups of your most important files. You may never need them, but, in the event you do, you’ll be thanking your lucky stars you put forth the minimal effort to create them. 4 KILLER SECURITY MISTAKES You May Not Know You’re Making NEED NETWORKING OR COMPUTER HELP?
Many security breaches are not the result of technology failing. Instead, they are caused by something that has been around for a lot longer than social media, the internet, or computers: human error. Even if you do your best to train your teams about avoiding dangerous behavior on a work network, you may not be so scrupulous when it comes to your personal accounts. Here are a few common security mistakes almost everyone has made at some point or another. AN UNPROTECTED WEBCAM When Facebook celebrated 500 million users in 2016, Mark Zuckerberg posted a picture of himself at his desk to celebrate. Many keen observers noticed that Zuckerberg favors a strategically placed piece of a Post-it note to cover his laptop’s webcam. You can opt for this decidedly low-tech approach as well or download an app like OverSight or Who Stalks My Cam. A hacked camera can be used to watch you 24/7, so playing defense in some form is a very good idea.
SPOTLIGHT ON EMMANUEL GARZON
Emmanuel Garzon is the newest member of the AZCOMP team.
He started a little over three months ago and is quickly becoming an ace in our technical support department. With over a decade of experience doing EMR support for Kaiser, Emmanuel has the skills to work anywhere. “What drew me to AZCOMP,” he says, “is the culture of the company. I read the job description, and I knew I wanted to work here.”
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Since day one, Emmanuel’s been off to a flying start. He credits his ability to acclimate so quickly to his fellow team members. “You’re not just thrown in there without a paddle,” he says. “I’ve developed a great support group that wants to see me excel and always answers my questions. It’s made my first few months much smoother.” When he’s not working, Emmanuel is hanging out with his wife, Monica, and son, Noah. He’s also an avid card magician, which is about the coolest hobby we’ve ever heard of.
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