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Preparing for the Worst

Just suppose ... A pandemic hits, and readers must shut their business doors for a few days. Or a fire rages through a nearby building, seriously disrupting normal business operations. Or a natural disaster wrecks havoc on readers' communities, and communication lines are broken.

Emergencies happen. How fast a reader recovers from an emergency often depends on his or her pre-emergency preparations. Readers who carefully analyze their emergency risks, and develop backup plans to confront them end up protecting their business operations. 

Preparing for the Worst offers readers tips they can use to plan and prepare for the unthinkable. 808 words. [Feature 0909]

Do Your Passwords Get Passing Grades?

Computer passwords are essential for personal security.  Passwords keep private information private, protect readers' assets, and act as deterrents to personal and business crime.  But just how safe are your readers' passwords?  This punchy quiz helps your readers assess their password safety -- and better protect themselves in today's high-tech world.  879 words.  [Feature 0809]

Computer Cons: E-Mail Users, Beware

Your readers probably receive tantalizing e-mail messages offering pre-approved loans or no-risk product purchases -- or alarming, but convincing messages about potential Internet security breaches or credit card fraud on their accounts.  The objective:  to get recipients to part with cash, or confidential credit or bank account information.  Don't let your readers be fooled.  This brief feature explains ten rampant e-mail hoaxes, and the steps readers can take to protect themselves.  1393 words.  [Feature 0420]

Computer Backup Quiz: Terms You Should Know

What's a boot disk, and why is it important?  What's the difference between rotation and mirrored drives?  What five common threats can damage your readers' computer data?  This useful vocabulary quiz will help readers understand basic backup and security vocabulary -- and get them thinking about new ways to protect their own systems.  419 words.  [Feature 0311]

Computer Security: Test Your Vocabulary

To bring readers up to speed on computer security, here's another entertaining match-the-word quiz that tests knowledge and imparts suggestions at the same time.  879 words.  [Feature 0014]

Protecting Your Privacy in a High-Tech Age: A Primer

Here, readers will learn how to prevent the accumulation of inaccurate information on proprietary databases, combat privacy-related fraud and theft, and minimize intrusion into their lives by telephone and mail.  1926 words.  [Feature 9623]

Today's Scams: A Dictionary

Here's a summary of twenty business scams common today. This feature will help your readers spot the warning signs of fraud, and save themselves time, money and aggravation when these rip-offs inevitably come their way.  1100 words.  [Feature 9514]

On the Road: The Dos and Dont's of Travel Safety

This feature offers readers valuable tips they can use to remain safe from crime and injury while traveling.  It covers safety precautions, parking tips, hotel safety, and more.  Perfect for pre-convention issues.  1461 words.  [Feature 9427]

Data Disaster: Planning for a Computer Emergency

Computer problems can quickly turn into genuine emergencies.  This article offers tips readers can use to protect computer data from natural disasters, system malfunctions and computer crime.  1074 words.  [Feature 9410]

Disasters: Be Prepared

This article describes a five-step process business owners and managers can use to prepare for a tragedy or natural disaster: risk assessment, prevention, development of emergency procedures, safety precautions and recovery plans.  1885 words.  [Feature 9409]