A review of Petrilli, The Introvert’s Guide to Success in Business and...
Reading this book as an introverted leader, I’m encouraged to see that Lisa recommends and extends many of the same techniques I’ve found essential. I found that meeting individually with members of my...
View ArticleCongratulations! Congratulations!! Congratulations!!! You are a Winner in the...
I received the email above today. Should I provide the information requested so I can start the process to claim my £500,000.00 GBR prize? Did...
View ArticleBulletproofing Your Career Online—Ben Woelk & Hannah Morgan
Jamie Gillenwater’s review of @careersherpa’s and @benwoelk’s presentation at #stc12 in May. The post Bulletproofing Your Career Online—Ben Woelk & Hannah Morgan appeared first on BenWoelk.com.
View ArticlePassword Strength Comic
This would fit right into my Ten Tips to Shockproof Your Use of Social Media Lightning Talk, except that it probably takes more than 15 seconds to read. Courtesy of XKCD Which of these passwords...
View ArticleBridge Building: Establishing Communications Processes
This past fall we had the privilege of visiting Pont du Gard, a Roman bridge and aqueduct in Languedoc in the south of France. Although built primarily without mortar (except for the top course of...
View ArticleTwitter Use at #STC12 Summit
For the two year anniversary of this blog, we’ll review Twitter use at the STC Summit conference. Twitter use among attendees continues to grow dramatically. Although this post only looks at tweets...
View ArticleInformationWeek Mobile Edition – 9 Tips To Block Hotel Wi-Fi Malware
We often take for granted (or don’t even think about) the security of hotel Wi-Fi as we travel. For most of us, the convenience outweighs the risk. There are steps we can take to keep our computers and...
View ArticleRIT Hosts Annual Spectrum Conference – YNN, Your News Now
RIT Hosts Annual Spectrum Conference – YNN, Your News Now. The post RIT Hosts Annual Spectrum Conference – YNN, Your News Now appeared first on BenWoelk.com.
View ArticleNaked Security–Dirty Tricks with Android Apps
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/04/26/dirty-tricks-android-apps/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=status+message&utm_campaign=naked+security The post Naked Security–Dirty Tricks with...
View ArticleBullet Proofing Your Career Online, Spectrum 2012
The brilliant Hannah Morgan and I presented Bullet Proofing Your Career Online at the STC Rochester Spectrum Conference. We’ll be presenting again at the STC Technical Communications Summit in...
View ArticleScholarship : … Technical Editing SIG, a special interest group of the...
https://www.stc-techedit.org/Scholarship The post Scholarship : … Technical Editing SIG, a special interest group of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) appeared first on BenWoelk.com.
View ArticleUpdated: 2012 Speaking Schedule, January through June
Updated 4/4/12 The post Updated: 2012 Speaking Schedule, January through June appeared first on BenWoelk.com.
View ArticleAvoiding the Botnet Snare
“Why would anyone attack my computer? I don’t have anything of value on it.” Is this your mindset? Although the goal of many attacks may be identity theft or financial gain, there are other reasons for...
View ArticleUpdated: 2012 Speaking Schedule, January through June
I’ll be speaking at the following events this winter and spring. Watch for my presentation materials on SlideShare. January 9: HEISC (Higher Education Information Security Council), Town Hall....
View ArticleMaking Information Security Fun
I shared this presentation at the October program meeting of the Rochester Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. The presentation demonstrates how the Information Security Office at the...
View ArticleAnnouncing the RIT Cyber Self Defense Student Blog
I teach a section of Cyber Self Defense, a security awareness course at the Rochester Institute of Technology. We always have a number of interesting discussions about current infosec issues. I believe...
View ArticleTop Ten Tips for Safe(r) Social Networking
Did you know you’re a target every time you go online? Did you know that cyber criminals are targeting social networking sites? Do you know how to recognize a phishing attempt? Following these tips...
View ArticleUpdated: Choosing the Safest Browser, Part One
This post provides an update to last year’s Choosing the Safest Browser post. Let’s take a look at what’s changed since June 2010. Browsers Last year, we looked at the following browsers to discuss...
View ArticleChoosing the Safest Browser, Part 2
Safe Practices Check your Browser Security Settings How can you tell how secure your web browser may be? Scanit’s Browser Security Test checks your browser security settings and provides a report...
View ArticleAvoiding Phishing
What’s the easiest way to break into a computer account? Cracking the password? Putting a trojan on the computer? Hacking? Unfortunately, it’s simply tricking you into giving up your password through a...
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