Today, when it comes to get rid of the time-honored barriers, writers, performers and musicians think that the Internet & their PCs have the answers to streamlining the road to fame & fortune. They forgot to think over it that the tediously slow path of their ancestor is lying ahead. They think there actually is a new-fangled mousetrap... thanks to the latest technology. Dana Friedman, CEO of New York City-based Dragonfly Technologies, an Entertainment Industry Solution Provider, advises warning. The way accountants inform us to destroy sensitive documents and attorneys inform us to study everything before we sign, in the same way, Friedman is sending up a Red Flag to the Industry she serves.
(1)Don’t Take Candy From Strangers: Be aware of e-mail and web scams that aim to pick your virtual pocket. If an e-mail or website offers you something too good to be true, it probably is.
(2)Get Physical: Lock your office door. Get a secure case (with a lock) for your laptop.
(3)Don’t Share: Ideally, don’t let anyone else use your computer. If someone else has to use your computer set up a username and password for their use. Don’t give them yours!
(4)Cover Your Assets! Don’t leave your computer exposed in public places, where anyone can see (and steal) your Million Dollar Idea while sipping a latte.
(5)Encrypt! Before you send confidential e-mail or attachments, use encryption software to scramble them so that only the intended recipient can read them.
(6)Make your passwords complex. Use upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters (where possible).
(7)Back up all your work (especially if you’re on the road)! Make sure you have copies of all your stuff with you, and in another safe location.
(8)Stay Disease-Free: Keep viruses, spyware, and a variety of other nasties out with a good diet of firewalls, anti-virus software, and anti-spyware solutions.
(9)Back up all your work (especially if you’re on the road)! Make sure you have copies of all your stuff with you, and in another safe location.
(10)Be Fashionably Late To The Party: Don’t be an early adopter of new technology. Get Empowered: Protect your valuable computer with clean electricity and an uninterruptible power supply.
