Tag Archives: Security

Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.

March 10, 2016 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 4 Comments

No, this post has nothing to do with Tina Fey’s new movie. I even considered using a term I learned when I was about 7. the headline on the (then ultraliberal, now ridiculously conservative) New York Post that read ‘SNAFU’. And, when I confronted my dad to define the term for me, there was a great deal of hemming and hawing, until he came up with ‘Situation Normal, All Fouled Up’. (By now, i am sure you’ve discerned the true definition of the term.)

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Taxes

Wake Up!!!!

March 2, 2016 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 1 Comment

So, I wrote last week about choosing your tax professional well. That also includes those of you whose income is low enough to be entitled to use free tax preparation on line. (Oh- and if you pay to use those online tax services, these same admonitions apply.)

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Business Management

Do We Always Have to Lose?

October 20, 2014 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

What is going on here? Could someone please tell me why our government is not taking action against these American companies that are leaving our identities at risk?

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Technology

(security)

August 20, 2013 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 16 Comments

To insure that only those that had the right to be in our R&D facilities, we used electronic keys- 30+ years ago. Moreover, the codes changed, based upon the hour of the day. That way those who should not have been in the lab after hours couldn’t be. That was one way we kept our technology to ourselves. Of course, back then there were no USB keys that you could plug into a computer and walk away with secrets. But, you could make a floppy. Somehow, we managed to keep our data smaller back then, too- so a lot could disappear on that floppy (or two or three).

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Business Management, Just Because

Electronic Security- no, a different kind

June 18, 2012 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 7 Comments

Times have changed. It used to be that our company had two keys to the post office box. One was held by Harry Thornton (A’H), who picked up our mail each day (and cleaned up our offices and did odd jobs) and the other sat in my locked desk drawer. The keys to my desk drawer were on my key ring and in the safe. Simple.

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Technology

Big Brother Owns Your Phone!

August 10, 2011 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 14 Comments

I wrote a few weeks ago about some new devices the police are acquiring to enable facial recognition. I said, we can expect such devices to find widespread use- way beyond their original intent. (You do know the GPS on your phone not only tells you where you are, but everyone else, as well?)

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