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Let's Get IT TogetherDTS’s goal is to direct its efforts toward the satisfaction of the County Executive’s mission statement. DTS supports all County’s Departments in achieving their defined objectives. The purpose of this blog is to provide yet another communications channel to respond to business and technical ideas, challenges and direction. DTS leadership and staff are determined to promote innovation, improvements and seize any technology opportunities by aligning both DTS and Departmental IT resources and long term implementation initiatives that will support the missions of the County Executive. |
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Thursday, September 30, 2010New Cell Phone Law Takes Effect - Friday, October 1, 2010 “Prohibiting a driver of a motor vehicle that is in motion from using the driver's hands to use a handheld telephone except to initiate or terminate a wireless call or to turn on or off the handheld phone; providing that a violation of the Act may be enforced only as a secondary violation; establishing penalties of $40 for a first offense and $100 for a second offense; prohibiting a driver of a school vehicle or a holder of an instructional permit or provisional driver's license from using a handheld phone while driving; etc”. Remember, NO “texting” or “holding and talking on a cell phone” while driving. This law begins this Friday, October 1, 2010. For more information, several news links are available: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/25196021/detail.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/24/AR2010092406295.html http://handsfreeinfo.com/maryland-cell-phone-laws-legislation Friday, September 24, 2010Don't become a Cyber VictimYou can prevent becoming a cyber victim by being extra cautious when you receive emails from people you don’t know. Cyber email “scams” that ask you to reply with your user ID and passwords are not likely credible and open you up to quick security breaches by the author. Many emails look like they have been sent to you by valid companies, but the “click here” link that they provide may not be going to the advertised vendor’s secure site, but to a site where cyber criminals collect confidential data to hack into systems or to steal identities.
Avoid becoming a victim by NEVER using email to divulge personal information like passwords, account numbers, social security information or other data that is unique to you. If you do use the internet for business and financial transactions, go to the websites for those companies and review their security policies. Most will tell you how they will contact you and how to report suspicious emails and requests.
Don’t become a victim by reacting. Cyber criminals use emotion to get you to respond quickly without thinking about the information you might be asked to provide.
Cyber criminals will use all the tactics and tools to get your information. Stop, read, understand and verify before responding. It could be YOU as the next victim if you let cyber criminal outthink you.
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