DeAndre Hodo has joined Jexet as our Executive Vice President.

We welcome DeAndre from outstanding tenures with McDonald’s and PWC.

DeAndre’s demonstrated track record of achievement in information technology infrastructure, business/process re-engineering, project and change management, will provide outstanding value both to the aggressive growth Jexet is experiencing as well as to our clients and their desire to leverage their capabilities.

Welcome to the brave new world of cyber-warfare.

Gone are the days when software patches were just for nifty little feature add-ons or updates.

Today, a software update notice could mean your whole computer network is suddenly at risk. Dangers include data theft, crippling malware attacks and mischief you may not discover for months, or even years.

As with graffiti on your garage door, if you don’t pay attention and clamp down on bad behavior, your problems have likely just begun.

And, like those who hire a professional security firm to keep thieves out of the warehouse, thousands of CEOs and business owners are now waking up to the fact that it’s absolutely imperative to hire a pro when it comes to securing your data network.

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6 Critical IT Security Protections Every Business Must Have In Place Now:

To Avoid Cyber Attacks, Data Breach Lawsuits, Bank Fraud and  Compliance Penalties

December 17, 2015 12 pm CST
Please RSVP with Nicole
nicole.edelman@jexet.com

1. Only Shop on Secure Websites — sites with “https:” in the address bar


2. Avoid Financial Transactions Over Public WiFi—you can’t guarantee that shared networks are secure


3. Use a Secure Network for Financial Transactions — protect your computer with a firewall


4. Set-Up Banking Alerts For Unusual Or Large Transactions— your banker is happy to help


5. Use Credit Cards Instead of Debit Cards — most credit cards offer better fraud protections than debit cards


6. Pick Complicated Passwords — use capital letters, regular letters, numbers and symbols


7. Never Directly Answer Or Respond To An Email From Your Bank— criminals can design emails to mimic emails from your bank

Time to put your books in the cloud? Want to save time and money on bookkeeping in 2016?

If your company hasn’t already made the switch to a cloud-based accounting system, it may be time to migrate. Here’s why: with a cloud system, you can outsource your bookkeeping, saving you staffing costs as well as office space. Plus, your team saves time dragging files back and forth and keeping current versions backed up and secure. And an added plus is that you and your team can enter expenses on the go via smartphone. Popular apps include QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zoho Books and FreshBooks. Choose based on robust feature sets, solid support, ease of use and, of course, time and money saved.

Aggregated from recent issues of PC Magazine, Business News Daily and Merchant Maverick

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