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INSIDE THIS KRS IT Technology Briefing How To Safely Share Passwords With Employees • P. 1
What Every Small-Business Owner Must Know About Protecting And Preserving Their Company’s Critical Data And Computer Systems • P. 2
SEPTEMBER 2023
TIME IS MONEY Time Management Skills Every Leader Should Improve Most business owners know how important it is to be proficient in communication and problem-solving, but many fail to realize how important time management can be. When you ineffectively manage your time, every aspect of your business can suffer. Projects fall behind schedule, and your clientele will begin losing faith in your company. Thankfully, we can improve our time management skills through practice, preparation and improved awareness. Here are three skills to improve so you can run your business more efficiently.
Punctuality: What Is Confidence? • P. 3
SMARTCUTS By Shane Snow
If you say you’re going to call someone or be somewhere at a specific time, be there at that time. You can improve this skill by being more aware of the clock and properly planning. Set alarms and reminders, but more importantly, be honest with yourself about your behaviors and why you’re not being as punctual as possible.
Many who crave success try to follow a similar path to obtain it. They’ll make countless sacrifices, pay their dues and work diligently to climb the corporate ladder. Too often, this think-insidethe-box mentality limits these individuals instead of helping them grow. Shane Snow’s Smartcuts flips the script by telling readers to ditch conventional wisdom to start thinking smarter about how to accomplish their goals. Through a conversational writing style, Snow explores real-life examples from business and pop culture to establish nine principles to help readers find success with less effort.
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KRS TECH CHRONICLE Insider Tips To Make Your Business Run Faster, Easier And More Profitably
Create The Healthy Work-Life Balance Your Mind And Body Need
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Business owners and entrepreneurs are some of the hardest-working individuals in our country. They’re constantly sacrificing for their business, but eventually this behavior takes its toll on their bodies and minds. If you own a business, it’s important to dedicate some time every day to your hobbies, interests and passions – all it takes is a concentrated effort. One great strategy to create a healthier work-life balance is adding your personal activities to your calendar. Adding items like family dinners or golf rounds to your calendar helps ensure you actually participate in these activities. It’s also helpful to set some boundaries. Determine how many hours you’re allowed to work each day and what activities you’re not willing to miss. Once you establish a boundary and get into a strong routine, you’ll feel much happier, and your business will still get the attention it deserves.
It’s going to take some time for your projects to come to fruition and for your employees to develop the necessary skills to improve the efficiency of your business. Don’t rush things; find other tasks to work on when your patience wavers.
Estimation: When you plan out your tasks for each day, do you give yourself enough time to complete everything? Many of us overestimate or underestimate how long it will take to complete certain tasks, which inevitably causes delays and further frustration. Start tracking how long you take to complete tasks, and you’ll quickly improve your time estimation skills.
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As the year fly’s by and we find ourselves darting into the Fall season and eventually right into the Holidays there are some very important things to remember!! First and foremost the staff and human interaction that we love and hopefully look forward to working with IS unfortunately our biggest cyber security risk!! Please read on in this very important KRS Technology Briefing to see how you can securely
HOW TO SAFELY SHARE PASSWORDS WITH EMPLOYEES If you ask a security professional, you get by-the-book advice about sharing passwords: “Don’t share passwords.” But we know, in reality, that doesn’t work. Your office might be sharing a single password for apps like SurveyMonkey right now to save cash on buying additional users, and some social media accounts don’t even give you the option to have multiple log-ins. Sharing passwords in your office is sometimes necessary for collaboration, and the best way to do this is by using a password manager. Affordable (some platforms even offer free versions), layered with security and simple to use, password managers are the safest and easiest way to store and share your company’s private passwords.
Reasons You Would Need To Share Your Passwords Share accounts are the biggest reason
businesses share passwords, whether their employees work from a physical office or at home. It improves collaboration and makes employees’ jobs a lot easier. Medical leaves, turnover, vacations and “Bob isn’t coming in because he ate bad fish last night but has our Amazon login” are other reasons passwords get handed around like a plate of turkey at Thanksgiving dinner. However, unsafe sharing habits will put your private passwords in the hands of reedy hackers, who can fetch a high price for your data in dark web markets. IBM Security reported that in 2022, 19% of all breaches were caused by stolen or compromised credentials. So, how do you share passwords safely? continued on page 2...
share passwords within your company. I know that may sound crazy but there are safe and secure ways to do this and we are going to show you how it can be done!! Also, what does confidence mean to you?? It can mean any different things but read on to see how it can and does affect the workplace!!
This monthly publication is provided courtesy of Josiv Krstinovski, President and CEO of KRS IT Consulting.
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