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The Kaufman Org. brings new tenant to Nelson Tower
ANCHESTER, CT — On behalf of Rodi- no, LP, Binswanger Jim Panczykowski acts as sole broker in transaction Binswanger brokers sale of 7,200 s/f property on 1.9 acres M
NEW YORK, NY — The Kaufman Organization (Kaufman) , a full-service commercial real estate firm, announced that the com- pany secured a 2,335 s/f lease on the 11th floor for LSE Foundation, a London-based, nonprofit that implements alumni relations programs for the London School of Eco- nomics and Political Science (LSE) at Nelson Tower, 450 Seventh Ave. “We are pleased that LSE Foundation has decided to expand their presence in New York City at 450 Seventh Ave- nue,” said Steven Kaufman , president at Kaufman. “The building’s prime location in central Midtown Manhattan makes it a highly-attractive office space for organizations that have a far-reaching net- work of members.” Kaufman’s Barbara Ras- kob and Yvonne Chang rep- resented the landlord, 450 7th Ave. Associates, LLC, in the transaction, while Christo- pher Helgesen of Cushman &Wakefield represented the tenant, LSE Foundation. Ask- ing rent for the five-year lease was in the high $60’s psf. OVERLAND PARK, KS — After serving one year as NAA vice president, JohnNicholls, AARE, AMM , officially took office as National Auction- eers Association president on Thursday, July 21, during the NAA International Auc- tioneers Conference and Show in Grand Rapids, MI. Nicholls’ term is effective from now until the 2017 Con- ference and Show next July. He succeeds Spanky Assiter, CAI, AARE , who becomes past president. “Last year when you hon- ored me and elected me as vice president, I talked about the simple, basic values that lie at the heart of the cowboy way,” Nicholls said to Confer- ence and Show attendees. “I told you that while I am in the sales business, some things are not for sale: integrity, principles, honesty, fair deal- ings, equal treatment and the best interest of the auction industry and the NAA. Nicholls also is president of Nicholls Auction Market- ing Group in Fredericksburg, VA. “I am thrilled to say that our great association is in excellent hands and it is on the right pathway to 2020 and
announced the sale of a 7,200 s/f, fully leased commercial facility on approximately 1.9 acres. The property is located at 550 North Main St. in Man- chester, CT. The buyer, Rich- ard Edward Vogel purchased the building as a net-lease investment. The fully-leased Maaco Col- lision Repair facility was con- structed in 1982 and features butler-style construction with interior masonry block walls; ceiling heights to 17’ and a the software stays updated. Also, whenever possible, use “whitelisting” solutions. Unlike most of the anti-virus solutions that use a “blacklist” to identify malicious files, these solutions allow you to create a “whitelist” of programs and applications that you explicitly allow to run for day-to-day business. Ev- erything else is automatically blocked to provide a higher level of security. Tip #5: Make your systems less “vulnerable” Did you know that a majority of attacks rely on unpatched op- erating system vulnerabilities? Protecting computers against such attacks and making them patched is as simple as turn- ing on “auto updates” for each computer’s operating system. If using Microsoft Windows, this can be done by choosing to “automate installation” of all “important updates.” Tip #6: Don’t fall for ‘free’ USB drives Who does not like free stuff? It is nearly impossible to go around a trade fair today with- out leaving with a bag full of “free” USB drives. While there is no harm in collecting them and handing them over to your kids as a toy, it might not be a very good idea to actually plug them in to your home or work computer. If the source of the USB drive is untrustworthy, do not plug it in. These drives can very easily be used to carry and deliver a malware or virus onto your computer, allowing access to important information. In fact, this technique was used to perpetrate the “worst breach of U.S. military computers in his- tory.” It started in 2008, with a USB flash drive infected by
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wet sprinkler system. The property is centered between two major retail corridors. The site is easily accessible from all of Hartford’s eastern suburbs.
Jim Panczykowski , ex- ecutive vice president in Binswanger’s Connecticut office, was the sole broker in the transaction. n
450 Seventh Ave. is a 46-story, 520,000 s/f, com- mercial building centrally located in Midtown Manhat- tan between West 34 St. and West 35 St. at Seventh Ave. The building features a reno- vated and elegant lobby, 24/7 hour security, controlled card access, and tenant-controlled air conditioning. The tower is situated near a variety of transportation offerings, pro- viding tenants the walkability to major subway lines, Penn Station, Port Authority, and Grand Central Terminal. n Nelson Tower
8 tips to becoming cyber secure. . . By Anurag Sharma continued from page 2A
a foreign intelligence agency. The drive was left in the park- ing lot of a Department of Defense facility at a base in the Middle East and impacted the network of United States Central Command. It took 14 months to clean the network and the systems. In a recent study to deter- mine the success rate of this attack vector, USB drives were dropped in public parking lots of government buildings and private contractors. Of the people who picked one up, 60% plugged the device into their office computers. If it had a logo on it, 90% plugged them in. These individuals were un- aware of where the drives came from but used them anyway. Thankfully it was just a study, but can you imagine the impact if it were an actual attack? Tip #7: Avoid being ran- somed by “Ransomware” Have you or someone you know been a victim of “Ran- somware?” As the name sug- gests, “Ransomware” is a com- puter malware that “locks” all computer data by encrypting it and demands a ransom pay- ment to restore it. Usually the ransom amount is a few hundred dollars, unless you are an institution like a hos- pital, local police department and so forth. In which case, the ransom amount can run to thousands of dollars. Just in the first three months of 2016, these attacks increased tenfold over the total entire previous year, costing victims more than $200 million. The easiest way to minimize the impact of a “Ransomware” attack is to immediately dis- connect the infected machine(s) from the network, reinstall the operating system (yes just
cleaning with an anti-malware software is not recommended) and restore to the last good backup copy. This brings up a key question: Do you backup your laptop or desktop daily? It is never too late to start. How else can you protect yourself from Ransomware? When nec- essary, pay the ransom to get the files back. Tip #8: Is public Wi-Fi re- ally safe? Public Wi-Fi is great for sign- ing on while on the go – from the coffee shop, hotel or airport. However, using unsecured public Wi-Fi can come with risks. Hack- ers can act as the “middle man” between the user and the con- nection point, seeing all traffic and files that are being sharing. So how can you and your SMB stay secure? Always: •Use a VPN connection when possible to ensure a se- cure connection •Avoid accessing sensitive websites like banks •Choose the connection type as “public” to turn off network file sharing. •Double check email applica- tions like Outlook have been setup to encrypt communica- tion with Exchange when out- side of your corporate network. These eight tips are a good starting point for keeping your business, employees and pre- cious data protected. Do not wait for a breach to take action. Implement these simple precau- tions today. And for even greater security, seek a comprehensive assessment from an experienced Cyber Secure team that can of- fer additional, customized cyber security safeguard solutions. Anurag Sharma is a prin- cipal of Withum’s Cyber & Information Security Ser- vices Group. n
John Nicholls named 68th National Auctioneers Association President
beyond,” Nicholls said. “We are already starting to look at how this industry will change in the next 10 years, and what we, the NAA, can do to support us as auction professionals as well as provide support for our businesses.” As president of Nicholls Auc- tion Marketing Group, Inc., Nicholls oversees all day to day operations of the company. He is a second generation auctioneer who is licensed in 11 states and the District of Columbia and conducts over 300 auctions a year. Nicholls becomes only the third auctioneer fromVirginia to serve as a NAA line officer, joining Morris Fannon of Pennington Gap (1972-73) and Foster Sheets of Roanoke (1950-51). n
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