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Attachments and spotting malware
February 8, 2022
The days of sending and receiving viruses—literal virus files designed to spread across your computer—aren’t dead, but for most people it’s unlikely. Most built-in systems are very good at detecting threats. But it is still possible. Here are two file attachments. Which one seems okay to you? The one on the right has a period (.)
Use a junk-only forwarder to handle email spam
February 8, 2022
If you use Gmail or Google-based email (like Google Apps for Business or Education), you can adjust your email address to anything with a + sign. If your email is [email protected] You can write your address in any format or message as [email protected]. In this example, if you signed up for an account at Lowes
How to have good password hygiene
February 8, 2022
Truth be told, your grandmother’s strategy of writing down all her different passwords on a post-it note might be a better strategy than having one password you use everywhere. At least grandma had multiple passwords! Password hygiene—the act of doing a little upkeep and keeping things neat and tidy—really only requires the use of a
Understanding public WiFi networks and encryption
February 8, 2022
When you log on to a public WiFi network, the information between your computer or phone and the network antennas around you is unencrypted. Meaning it’s as freely available in the air to “overhear” as if you were conversing at normal volume to someone a few feet away from you at Starbucks. You wouldn’t loudly
How one Central Indiana Health Dept. trains HazMat crews with less work
January 17, 2022
See first hand how VPC trainers assist large Central Indiana health and fire departments with HazMat training while achieving a 90% pass rate for first-time test takers.
How a strong partnership helped the Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers prepare its members for emergencies, COVID-19, and more
January 10, 2022
Not long before COVID-19 sent hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers scrambling for staff and supplies, VPC and IFASC embarked on a years-long plan to prepare for such an event. Here’s how it worked.
