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SUMMER 2012

Distributor's Link Magazine Summer Issue 2012 / VOL 35 / NO.3

182 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S

182 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK FASTENER CROSSWORD SOLUTION SHINY TOY SYNDROME: EMPLOYEE-PHONES, A NOT-SO-COOL SECURITY RISK FOR FASTENER DISTRIBUTORS continued from page 144 *Force Password Strength on All Devices: As the scary computer hackers with Anonymous have painfully shown us, a security system is only as strong as its weakest password. As a deterrent, security experts recommend passwords of more than 12 characters, which should include a nice mix of letters, numbers and symbols. They also advise businesses to program automatic rejection for passwords that are less complex. *Get Explicit About Photos: With cameras on virtually every smartphone, fastener distributors need to clearly define what workers can and can’t snap. Essentially, you don’t want pretty images on Facebook of products that are in development, company whiteboards, trade-secret work areas and the like. *Decide Who Owns the Phone Number: A new conundrum for our technological age, deciding who gets the phone number after a break-up has become very touchy. A key salesperson who takes his/her phone number along to the next job – which may be at a competitor – could steal a good deal of business away from your firm in the process. Ditto for top executives who keep their phone numbers and move on down the road. *Be Careful Where You Wipe: Dealing with lost/misplaced smartphones and other devices may be easier if you buy software that allows you to wipe (erase) business data only, while preserving personnel data. Of course, that approach could create its own headache, since many people mix their personal and business data within the same application, and sometimes even within the same folder or file. *Insist on Timely Notification of a Loss: You’d think that an employee would be smart enough to quickly report a lost smartphone or tablet. But then again, you’d expect that employee not to lose the device in the first place. Be sure to secure the promise of timely notification of a loss in writing. *Encourage Employees to Vote Early, and Often: To protect against employees who ‘sign-and-forget’ BYOD agreements, require employees to re-sign such agreements every six months. Such precautions could insulate your firm against, ‘I-forgot-I-signed-that’ laments and lawsuits.

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