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Use a junk-only forwarder to handle email spam

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

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

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

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

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.

Considering DEI initiatives this year? Illicit bias training can help you identify and resolve unnoticed problems

Considering DEI initiatives this year? Illicit bias training can help you identify and resolve unnoticed problems

January 10, 2022

Now, any organization, not just healthcare groups, considering diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in their teams and leadership can benefit from VPC’s illicit bias training.

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