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Tech Tip: 3 Rules for Keeping Your Data Safe in the Cloud
April 13, 2020
•Most cloud breaches are due to user error. So it’s important that you, the user, are being smart about security.
Your 5-Step Tool Kit to Taking Your Business Virtual
April 8, 2020
•If you’re finding yourself taking your business online in a new way, you’re not alone. With an unprecedented pandemic taking over our world, every sector of life is being upended. […]
Business Ins & Outs: Brooks Brothers and your local restaurants
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Due to the coronavirus crisis, most retailers have temporarily closed or limited their services. For details, check our business directory on georgetowner.com. OUT: BROOKS BROTHERS SKIPS TOWN Another sign of […]
COVID-19 Update: D.C. Deaths Hit 24; Emergency Measures Planned
April 6, 2020
•Mayor Muriel Bowser and District Council Chairman Phil Mendelson discussed “tough choices,” such as a hiring and pay freeze for most of D.C. government and a $600-million budget cut.
Working From Home: Designing a Space You Can Live With
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What do you do if you don’t have the square footage to dedicate to a single-purpose room — or to a single person?
Tech Tip: You’ve Been Hacked! What’s the First Thing You Should Do?
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The faster the pros can address the attack, the better your chances are of preventing much bigger problems.
More Policing in Georgetown During Stay-at-Home Order
April 2, 2020
•Now that street traffic has been greatly reduced by the stay-at-home order, officers are not the only ones more visible. So are potential lawbreakers.
COVID Sights: Brooks Brothers Skips Town; Residents, Businesses Confront New World
March 30, 2020
•A few businesses remain open on M Street, such as Thunder Burger (takeout and delivery only), Moby Dick, America Eats (meals for the needy) and even Georgetown Tobacco.
Tech Tip: A Warning If You Handle, Process or Store Client Credit Cards
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PCI DSS is a set of legal requirements you must abide by to maintain a secure environment. If you violate them, you will incur serious fines and fees.
The Best Financial Advice During Times of Uncertainty
March 26, 2020
•A good historical example comes from the market crash of 2008. If you stayed on course and held your investment through that bottom until today, you’d be sitting on a 244-percent gain!