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June 2014
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Greetings!
Several of our consultants recently attended a presentation by a security analyst discussing the ever-evolving security threat landscape. The analyst emphasized that small businesses are being targeted more than ever by cybercriminals since larger businesses continue to fortify their defenses. The global costs of cybercrime as estimated by the Center for Strategic and International Studies is $500 billion, far outweighing the costs of more traditional crimes such as bank robberies. With security threats on the rise, LaSalle Consulting Partners continues to emphasize educating ourselves and our clients on the need for adequate security especially against cyber threats. Security assessment, security awareness training, and investment in prevention measures are the best ways to be proactive. Please contact us if we may be of assistance. Enjoy this issue of our newsletter.
The Internet is “where the bad guys will go because that’s where our lives are, and our money, our secrets and our intellectual property.
James Comey, FBI Director |
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HIPAA Security Rule and Home Workers |
| The number of staff that work from home has continued to increase at Benefit Fund offices as it has with many other organizations. While this can be beneficial for both the Fund office and the remote worker, it also poses HIPAA related security concerns. Lack of security in the home computer environment can lead to a fund office network breach and/or unauthorized access to electronic personal health information (“ePHI”).
Please read the recently published article in our Technology and Multi-Employer Employee Benefit Plans blog for the full article.
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Simplify Your Presentations with Miracast |
| Miracast is a wireless display standard that allows users to project content to a display screen using wireless technology, thereby eliminating cumbersome cables. If your organization currently uses projectors to facilitate presentations, Miracast is an effective alternative that can simplify your connections, save time, and cut costs. |
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4 Major Reasons to Connect to the Cloud Now
used with permission from MSFT for Work |
| If you haven’t started exploring cloud solutions for your business, consider this: As much as 40% of all IT spend by 2016 will be for cloud-related platforms and applications. That’s because the cloud can help your business reduce costs, engage employees in new ways, and increase agility, efficiency, and productivity.
Customizable solutions like Microsoft Cloud are made up of several easy-to-use applications and services,
such as Azure and Office 365, that connect with each other and what you already have. No matter where your business is or where it’s going, it stands to benefit in four key areas when connected to the cloud. |
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Read Receipts in Outlook 2010 and 2013 |
| When sending out urgent or important email correspondence it may come in handy to utilize the delivery and read receipt function in Microsoft Outlook. It does help to mark your email as high importance or choose a subject line with an eye catching and attention seeking sentence or phrase, but sometimes you need to know that an important message has been received. Delivery and read receipts are perfect for this. |
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7 Security Habits of Highly Effective PC Users
used with permission from HP Technology at Work |
| You might not think about it when you’re browsing the web, shopping online and interacting on social media, but you are the first line of defense against cyber security risks. The power to be safe is in your hands and at your fingertips. Developing and maintaining good habits can make online activity much safer and more enjoyable for you and your colleagues.
The following 7 good habits take only minutes to learn and are easy enough to incorporate into your daily work life. |
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5 Things You Need to Do to Take Your Business Paperless
used with permission from Microsoft
by Cindy Bates |
| Have you ever noticed an airline pilot lugging a black briefcase on their way to the next flight? Those briefcases aren’t filled with personal effects, but are 40-pound flight kits containing charts, maps, manuals and guides. Delta airlines recently made a move to replace those bulky flight kits for its 11,000 pilots by giving them each an electronic flight bag in the form of a Microsoft Surface 2 tablet. The cockpit will now be a paperless workspace for Delta pilots, with all Delta cockpits projected to be paperless by the end of 2014.
The concept of the paperless workspace – whether it’s a cockpit, a cubicle, a reception area or remote jobsite – is exciting for numerous reasons: reduced clutter, improved data security, cost savings and environmental benefits, to name a few. Here are 5 steps you need to take to begin creating your version of the paperless cockpit: |
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Firm News |
| ►LaSalle Consulting Partners encourages our staff to give back to their communities and those less fortunate. This month we highlight the work of IT consultant Alex Zurek. For the past seven months Alex has been volunteering with Reach Out and Read Milwaukee. Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national organization that seeks to make literacy an integral part of pediatric primary care. As a volunteer for ROR, Alex spends Thursday mornings in the pediatric waiting room of Milwaukee’s Downtown Health Center. He distributes free reading glasses to adults and used books to children. Alex also facilitates activities with the children as they wait for their appointments, encouraging youth literacy and having fun by reading books, drawing, and playing educational games. |
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► The newly formed law firm of TurcyChute LLC selected LaSalle Consulting Partners to implement Microsoft Office 365 hosted solutions and provide on-going support services. |
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| LaSalle Consulting Partners, Inc. provides the information in this newsletter purely as a public resource of information which is intended, but not promised or guaranteed, to be correct, complete, or up-to-date. This newsletter is not intended to be a source of solicitation of legal advice nor should it be the sole basis for technology decisions. The reader should therefore not consider this information to be an invitation for a consultant-client relationship, should not solely rely on information provided herein, and should always seek the advice of competent counsel especially related to HIPAA compliance matters before making decisions or taking any actions |
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