Oz Merchant

What Your IT Guy Wishes You Knew About Social Media Privacy

June 18, 2015 Oz Merchant Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

To many of us, social media is second nature. We wake up and immediately check Facebook, Instagram and Twitter only to check it all again before even thinking about closing our eyes for bed. Social media is an integrated part of our lives, making it easy to overlook the security concerns it can bring, not only to ourselves but also for the organizations we work for. The privacy settings on these social channels are regularly overlooked, opening the door to strangers following our personal status updates, photo shares and work information.

What Your IT Guy Wishes You Knew About Passwords

March 16, 2015 Oz Merchant Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Passwords are the first line of defense against personal identity theft or a security breach within your organization. So why is it that most people do not give passwords the time they deserve? Sure, coming up with a secure, original password can take a few minutes but that’s better than hours, days, weeks, months or even years of dealing with security, banking or legal issues.

What Your IT Guy Wishes You Knew About Browser History

March 3, 2015 Oz Merchant Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Do you remember all the search inquiries you have entered over the last month? Last week? What about over the last 24 hours? It’s almost impossible to remember each one. Unfortunately, someone collects this information and some of it may be personal. Many times the information that’s gathered translates into you feeling like a business is stalking you around the Internet. An ad from the same brand can show up in a Google inbox, along the right side of the Facebook news feed, and even at the top of a favorite news site.

What Your IT Guy Wishes You Knew About BYOD

February 10, 2015 Oz Merchant Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

BYOD. Yes, it sounds like something that should be included on a party invitation. But to your IT team, BYOD is anything but a tasty beverage because it requests people to Bring Your Own Device. According to a Gartner study, 38 percent of companies expect to stop providing devices to workers by 2016. This means the purchasing decision will potentially be in your hands.

What Your IT Guy Wishes You Knew About The Cloud

January 29, 2015 Oz Merchant Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Cloud, cloud-based, cloud computing, cloud storage … there are so many trendy buzz words related to “cloud” that make it sound more like hype than anything else. As cloud computing expands across all industries and even in your personal life, you may have some questions about what it all means, its security, and whether you need to bring an umbrella.