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Saturday, April 22, 2017
Netiquette IQ Security Bulletin 4/22/2017 - DHS Tools For Better Travelling Conditions
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HAPPY EARTH DAY!
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April 21, 2017
DHS UNVEILS TRUSTED TRAVELER COMPARISON TOOL
The
tool helps prospective applicants find the best DHS Trusted Traveler Program
for them according to their travel preferences and citizenship
WASHINGTON—The
Department of Homeland Security unveiled today a new Trusted Traveler
comparison tool. The tool helps prospective applicants find the DHS Trusted
Traveler Program that best matches their citizenship and travel
preferences. More than 10 million low-risk travelers currently receive
expedited clearance as members of one of the five Trusted Traveler Programs:
TSA Pre✓™, Global
Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, or FAST. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the
Transportation Security Administration manage these programs, which are customized
to fit a variety of travel needs. The tool can be accessed on DHS.gov.
“CBP’s Trusted Traveler
Programs have successfully improved the international arrivals process—reducing
wait times at airports across the country while maintaining our primary mission
of security,” said CBP Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan. “Using this new
tool, prospective Trusted Travelers will be better able to decide which program
best suits their travel needs, so they can apply and, if approved, begin
enjoying the benefits of expedited clearance that millions people currently
do.”
Membership in DHS Trusted Traveler
Programs has grown by 169 percent since FY14 from more than 4 million members
to more than 10.8 million members. During that same time period, Global Entry
membership, the largest DHS Trusted Traveler Program, grew approximately 141
percent—from more than 1.6 million members to more than 4 million members.
"We’re pleased with
the launch of the DHS Trusted Traveler Programs interactive tool that
ultimately will help travelers feel confident about their decision regarding
which program is right for them,” said TSA Acting Deputy Administrator Gary
Rasicot. “We will continue to focus on increasing participation in TSA Pre✓®,
with the goal of providing expedited screening to a majority of the traveling
public."
Global Entry kiosks are located in 52 U.S
airports and 15 Preclearance airports where members are processed in about a
minute. U.S. citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents may apply for Global
Entry as well as citizens of certain countries with which CBP has trusted
traveler arrangements, including Colombia, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands,
Panama, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Global
Entry members also receive the added benefit of being pre-eligible to
participate in TSA Pre✓™.
NEXUS was launched in 2000 as a joint effort
between CBP and the Canada Border Services Agency. NEXUS members experience
expedited clearance into both the United States and Canada. NEXUS members enjoy
the benefits of Global Entry at no additional cost by using the automated
kiosks for entry at participating airports and also receive TSA Pre✓™
benefits.
With SENTRI, the first Trusted Traveler Program,
members may enter the United States by using dedicated primary lanes into the
United States at Southern land border ports of entry. U.S. citizens and U.S.
lawful permanent residents also receive Global Entry and TSA Pre✓™ benefits.
The Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program is a
commercial clearance program for known low-risk shipments entering the United
States from Canada and Mexico. FAST enrollment is open to truck drivers from
the United States, Canada and Mexico.
TSA Pre✓™ enables
Trusted Travelers to enjoy a secure and efficient screening experience at more
than 180 U.S. airports with 30 participating airlines nationwide. TSA Pre✓™ travelers
do not need to remove shoes, laptops, 3-1-1 liquids, belts or light jackets.
Last month, 97 percent of TSA Pre✓™ passengers got through an
expedited screening lane in less than 5 minutes.
For all of the programs, prospective
applicants have to submit an initial application online. Once conditionally
approved, the applicant must schedule and attend an in-person interview to
finalize their enrollment. Trusted Traveler memberships are valid for 5 years.
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===============================================================In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:
www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki
Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.
In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and Yahoo. I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and PSG of Mercer County, NJ.
Additionally, I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems,
a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email,
network management software, security products and professional
services. Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.
Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology market.
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Netiquette Core Principals Of Misused Or Misplaced Identifiers From Netiquette IQ Blog Of 4/20/17
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The following excerpt is from my book, "Netiquette IQ . . ." which is discussed in detail below. Modifiers can contribute significantly to email clarity. The
Misused or misplaced identifiers
It
would be possible to have an entire book dedicated to the different categories
of grammatical ambiguities. Many people are
not able to define these. Moreover, many would be hard-pressed even to
specifically identify them. But most would feel awkwardness or need to reread
sentences where these mistakes occur.
The
category of “identifiers” will be briefly addressed here to assist email
composers in minimizing ambiguity and increasing clarity. There are four
specific types of these, which will be addressed in this section.
1. Misplaced leading
modifiers
2. Misplaced trailing
modifiers
3. Serial modifiers
4. Dangling participle
For the purpose of brevity a brief
definition and correct/incorrect examples follow:
1.
A leading
modifier is any word or words that come before the word they modify;
usually, directly before.
Correct: Wearing the red uniform, the player was
visible from far away.
Incorrect: Wearing the red uniform, I was able to
view the player from far away.
2.
Serial modifier—This term defines
a word or group of words describing more than one person, place, or thing.
Correct: All males/females less than 12 years old
must be accompanied by their parent.
Incorrect: All males and females less than 12 years
old must be accompanied by their parents.
3.
Trailing modifier—this is the opposite
of a leading modifier in regard to its placement in a sentence.
Correct: The one I saw score
the goal was the player wearing the red uniform.
Incorrect: The player who scored the goal that I saw was
wearing a red uniform.[JL1]
4.
Dangling participle—This term probably
was the most used and least understood of all. Essentially, dangling
participles are modifiers that, by their placement, do not relate to the noun
they should be modifying, as evidenced below.
Correct:
Arriving at the game, I saw my favorite player wearing the red uniform.
Incorrect: Arriving at the game wearing a red
uniform was my favorite player.
Whoever
can gauge and set a consistently appropriate tone in electronic communication
will have a tremendous influence on the outcome. The greater this attention and
practice are, the more successful the communications and the better the
atmosphere will be.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++================================= Good Netiquette And A Green Internet To All! =====================================================================Tabula Rosa Systems - Tabula Rosa Systems (TRS) is dedicated to providing Best of Breed Technology and Best of Class Professional Services to our Clients. We have a portfolio of products which we have selected for their capabilities, viability and value. TRS provides product, design, implementation and support services on all products that we represent. Additionally, TRS provides expertise in Network Analysis, eBusiness Application Profiling, ePolicy and eBusiness Troubleshooting.
We can be contacted at:
===============================================================In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:
www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki
Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.
In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and Yahoo. I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and PSG of Mercer County, NJ.
Additionally, I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems,
a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email,
network management software, security products and professional
services. Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.
Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology market.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Netiquette IQ Security Bulletin For 4/19/17 - Microsoft, VMware and Oracle Updates
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National Cyber Awareness System:
04/15/2017 09:09 PM EDT
Original
release date: April 15, 2017 | Last revised: April 16, 2017
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) has published information on
several recently publicized exploit tools which affect various Microsoft
products.Users and administrators are reminded that software no longer supported by Microsoft (also known as end-of-life (EOL) software) is particularly at risk for exploitation. US-CERT recommends retiring EOL products. For more information on EOL Microsoft products, see US-CERT Alerts TA14-310A and TA14-069A, and the previous US-CERT Current Activity on Windows Vista.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the MSRC post and apply any necessary updates.
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04/18/2017 04:34 PM EDT
Original
release date: April 18, 2017
VMware has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Unified
Access Gateway, Horizon View, and Workstation. Exploitation of these
vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected
system.US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2017-0008 and apply the necessary updates.
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04/18/2017 04:30 PM EDT
Original
release date: April 18, 2017
Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for April 2017 to address 299 vulnerabilities
across multiple products. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may
allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system.Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Oracle April 2017 Critical Patch Update and apply the necessary updates.
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Good Netiquette And A Green Internet To All! =====================================================================Tabula Rosa Systems - Tabula Rosa Systems (TRS) is dedicated to providing Best of Breed Technology and Best of Class Professional Services to our Clients. We have a portfolio of products which we have selected for their capabilities, viability and value. TRS provides product, design, implementation and support services on all products that we represent. Additionally, TRS provides expertise in Network Analysis, eBusiness Application Profiling, ePolicy and eBusiness Troubleshooting.
We can be contacted at:
===============================================================In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ has a website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:
www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki
Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.
In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and Yahoo. I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and PSG of Mercer County, NJ.
Additionally, I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems,
a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email,
network management software, security products and professional
services. Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.
Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology market.
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