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RMS ASSOCIATES, INC.
August 2018
Your RMSCare Package Issue 2819
It’s August already? Almost time for a new school year and
fall weather! Usually the only way I know school is back in session is
the traffic gets exponentially worse. We are wrapping up our Summer
What’s Vacation Photo Contest (see page two for details). Claudia and I are
excited to be heading to Alaska for a couple weeks at the end of the
Inside month. Too bad we can’t enter into our own contest.
We would also like to ask you to please keep
RMSCare Manager, Tom Sommer, in your thoughts and
prayers as he recovers from surgery. Thank you!
Time Is
Running Out! Ticketmaster Targeted
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If you are someone who enjoys going to concerts,
it might interest you to know that Ticketmaster
Shiny New suffered from a data breach this year. Ticketmaster
is a ticket purchasing website that is used globally
Gadget
for many types entertainment.
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It was discovered on June 23, 2018 that malware
on a customer support product hosted by a third-
Nightmare party supplier sent data to a remote location, but
Plant this could have occurred as early as September 2017.
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JavaScript chatbot with data scraper was injected into
supply chain systems. Names, addresses, email
addresses, phone numbers, payment details, and
Humans vs. login credentials were all compromised, leaving
Ticketmaster customers vulnerable to identity theft.
Robots
Page 2 Ticketmaster has been telling the media that about 400,000 customers have been
affected, but in their alert to customers they claim that ‘5% of their customer base
have been affected’. Five percent of their customer base comes out to 11.5 million,
Elachee Nature so we will have to see if their investigation into the breach will reveal more affected
Science Center customers.
Page 3 This breach highlights how supply chain vulnerabilities
can lead to massive data loss and exposure. Companies
dealing with customer data / PII should have elevated
Senior Citizen security controls in place to prevent vulnerabilities.
Scam Hackers show no mercy or regard. Businesses from all
Page 3 countries, of all sizes, across all industries are targeted.
At least 230 million individuals and 110 million
businesses are exposed on the dark web in just one
week’s time… YIKES. RMS can check to see if your
credentials have been compromised. We go into the
dark web to keep you out of it.
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Time Is Running Out!
We are looking to reward one of our clients with a “sizzling hot” $20 gift
card! Just submit a picture of yourself enjoying your summer vacation
to be entered into the drawing. You can upload a photo to our Facebook
or Twitter (links to both on page four) or email to groyal@rmsatl.com
by August 31. The winner will be announced via social media and next
month’s newsletter. Stay tuned!
Shiny New Gadget
As we draw close to the end of summer, many of us are stowing
our grills in preparation for the cooler months. Others never had
a grill in the first place, banned by their lease from ever grilling.
Regardless of the reason, pretty much everyone bemoans a
grill-free existence. Enter the Kenyon City Grill, a handy grill
for those of us who need to stay inside to cook a hot dog or
hamburger. With some engineering tricks, the grill can cook
anything you throw at it with virtually no smoke, exceeding the
requirements of city fire codes and preventing you from
getting smoked out of your kitchen.
Nightmare Plant
The giant hogweed is a nightmare of a plant. This 15 foot
umbrella of white flowers is an invasive species that is slowly
spreading its way from New York through dozens of states, and
in June it was found in Virginia for the first time. If you see one,
don't go messing around with it! Its sap is so toxic that it can
give you third-degree burns.
Humans vs. Robots
This month, Vancouver is hosting the annual world championship
of Dota 2, one of the internet’s most-watched videogames. The world's
best gamers will come together to fight for millions of dollars, but
a team of five bots backed by Elon Musk—named OpenAI Five—has
been practicing against itself millions of times, and has already
notched a victory against a team of semipros ranked in the top 1
percent of the game. Can human players beat a robot that's been
playing the equivalent of 180 years of Dota 2 per day?
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Client Spotlight:
Elachee Nature Science Center
Elachee Nature Science Center is a non-profit organization nestled in the nearly 1500 acre Chicopee
Woods Nature Preserve. In addition to the nature center, this park includes a golf course, 25 miles
worth of mountain bike trails, 12 miles of hiking trails, and Chicopee lake which
altogether receive about 100,000 visits per year. Elachee was
originally established in 1979 as an environmental and hiking
group that had an office in downtown Gainesville and slowly
grew and evolved over time into the impressive labyrinth of
nature and beauty that it is today.
Elachee has nature centered education programs for pre-k,
kindergarten, and first grade as well as summer camp
programs. They have an E-house with a green roof and solar
panels, a cistern, pollinator gardens, a nature shop with gifts,
and an aquatic center. The beautiful gardens and trails are
perfect for anyone wanting an outdoor wedding with a
breathtaking backdrop. The live animal exhibits make it the
perfect place to take a school fieldtrip for kids to learn and
explore. Elachee has a collection of bees, turtles, toads, skinks,
and even a hawk to reflect the nearby native animals.
Lee Irminger, Natural Resources Manager, says that Elachee’s
mission is to “promote environmental understanding through
education and conservation.” He has worked for Elachee for
three years now, and one can certainly see the love and passion
that all of the staff have for working there. If you want to check
it out yourself or take your family, their 26th Annual Snake
Day would be the perfect opportunity. It is on Saturday,
September 8, from 10 am to 3 pm. They are showcasing nearly two dozen regional
herpetology experts who will entertain audiences with live demonstrations of exotic species of snakes,
alligators, lizards, turtles, tortoises, toads and frogs.
Senior Citizen Scam
Christine was a retiree in her 70s with a terminally ill husband when she got an
email saying she could receive $660,000 if certain “fees” were paid. So she began
paying. Over the course of a few months, those “fees” drained the couple’s life
savings of $142,000 completely dry. Unfortunately, Christine’s plight is too common.
Elderly people are embarrassed and unwilling to talk about being victimized by fraud.
Combine that with their vulnerabilities – social isolation, cognitive impairment and
bereavement – creates a perfect storm. People have to talk openly about these crimes,
because silence is only making things worse. Why was a blatant con on the elderly
noticed only after the damage was done? Ask us how you can protect yourself and
your loved ones from this same fate with our SpotlightID.
Page 4 Your RMSCare Package
RMS Associates, Inc. Services We Offer:
1850 Lake Park Drive Cloud Solutions
Suite 200 Technology as a Service
Smyrna, GA 30080
www.rmsatl.com Total Business Continuity
Phone: 770.988.9640 Protection
Fax: 770.988.9695 Proactive Network
Maintenance/Monitoring
Network Design & Implementation
Cyber Security
Help Desk
Hosted Phone Systems
Happy S’mores Day!
August 10th
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so we can reward them! Please e-mail me at rrowe@rmsatl.com.
Thanks!
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