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Tech Tip: This Will Shock You About Bank Fraud on Business Accounts
• October 26, 2020
Go ask your bank what its policy is on refunding money stolen from your business account. Many people think the FDIC protects you from fraud. It doesn’t.
Tech Tip: Is My PCI Compliance Good Enough to Serve as a Network Cybersecurity Audit?
• October 19, 2020
While the PCI architecture and requirements overlap network security issues, a network security audit is going to take a deeper look into how you utilize the technology you own.
Tech Tip: Is It Time for Cybersecurity Planning?
• October 13, 2020
Decisions made after you discover transferred funds are driven by emotion. Don’t wait to reach out for the expertise needed to develop and evaluate your “cybersecure” plan.
Next Georgetowner Issue: Oct. 14
• October 5, 2020
For our 66th birthday, we’ll cover D.C.’s oldest neighborhood from its very beginning to today, and also pay tribute to our veteran and beloved writer Gary Tischler, who died this year.
Tech Tip: Should My Computer Be Encrypted?
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A password doesn’t stop someone from removing the hard drive from your laptop and connecting it to another computer — suddenly your hard drive is sitting there, ready to browse.
Market Relocates for Rose Park Upgrade
• September 29, 2020
Reconfigured for the pandemic, the Wednesday-afternoon outdoor market will now relocate to the basketball courts at the corner of 26th and O Streets NW.
Tech Tip: New Quarter, New Passwords
• September 28, 2020
Your IT department or provider can help you develop strong password policies. Changing passwords and maintaining separate passwords is a lot of work, but the cybersociety we live in demands it.
Business Ins & Outs: Blu Dot, Le Labo, UBreakIFix, Apéro
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New Georgetown retail, here or on the way: midrange furniture, all-natural perfume, computer and camera repair, Champagne and caviar.
Bowser Taps $4 Million to Help Winterize Streateries
• September 21, 2020
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new Streatery Winter Ready Grant program to assist restaurants as they winterize their outdoor dining areas and maintain outdoor dining operations through the colder months.
Downtowner DC: Eisenhower Memorial, Franklin Park, 202Creates
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The Eisenhower Memorial is open, 202Creates Month is underway and there’s a new app for copter-watchers. Also, due to the pandemic, D.C. expects a 50-percent drop in tourism.
