Immigration Reform Discussion

 

 Franchising Business Leaders Discuss the Needs of Real Businesses in the Context of Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Economic Growth

For months, franchise industry leaders have been listening to the concerns from real business owners working to grow their business, every single day. As immigration reform becomes the focus in Congress, we need to make sure reform and economic growth, are dually achieved.

Franchising's role in the economy has grown faster than other small businesses and, it is imperative that immigration reform supports and fosters that same growth for all business owners. In New York, International Franchising Association (IFA) members and their franchisees will gather to discuss the impact of immigration reform on their small businesses, this Friday.

Armando D'Accordo, the CMIT Solutions area developer for NYC and Long Island, will join many other franchise leaders, from companies such as Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins, Front Burner Brands and Tilted Kit, in participating in this discussion.

 

When:

Friday June 21 at 12:00 PM

 

 

Where:

The Javits Center

Room 1C05 (Across from IFA Booth at show hall)

36th Street and 11th Avenue

New York, NY 10001

 

 

For more information about this and other events included in this years' International Franchise Expo, visit: http://www.ifeinfo.com/

 

 

 

Think before you click...

Multiple new infections arriving via email

There are a few emails being circulated that look very real and seem to be tricking a large number of users into clicking the link. One mimics a popular package delivery company and the only thing in the email that does not look legitimate is the address it was sent from. If you receive emails from unknown senders, or if anything in the email is incorrect, then you should delete it without clicking the link. If you are expecting a package, take the tracking number out of the email and paste into Google. If it is a legitimate tracking number it will bring up the carriers website, you do not need to go to a carriers website, Google will find the carrier based on the format of the number. (if it is real) Again, do not click the link in any email if you have any doubt about where the email was sent from, or if it is real. Identity theft and spam are on the rise and this is one way a hacker can gain access to information on your hard drive, or use your pc to spam others in your contact list. If you get infected call for professional help and change your passwords to your email account, financial institutions and other websites from a different computer. Please let us know if we can assist.

The CMIT Long Island Team is happy to announce that we have been named Best of Long Island once again in 2013 in both the Computer Services and Green Business categories. We are very proud of the accomplishments of our growing team and want to thank our clients for both nominating us, and for voting for us. 

We will be featured in the 'Best of' IPhone and Droid app and encourage you to download it and use it as a directory of the best companies.

To download the free app visit: http://bestof.longislandpress.com/best-of-long-island-app.php

Have a Great Holiday!

Happy 236th Birthday America!!

The staff at CMIT hopes that you have a happy and safe 4th of July, and a great summer!

As always, special thanks to our troops and veterans.

 

 

Prevent Your Password From Becoming Easy Pickings (Or PyPfbEp)

As seen on NPR.org

When 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords were stolen earlier this month, the revelation made Internet users think again about their ubiquitous words and phrases, and what they can do to make their online accounts a bit safer.

Shoppers in a suburban Seattle mall were asked recently about their password habits. Aaron Brown and Erin Gilmer have very different approaches.

"I try to keep as few as possible," Brown said.

And Gilmer said she has too many.

"They are totally weird. I just make up a different one for a different thing every time," Gilmer said.
"Usually it doesn't even make any sense. Most of the time I can't remember it later."

And therein lies the conundrum. If passwords are simple, they're not very secure. And when they're complicated, they're hard to remember. Perhaps it's not surprising that simplicity usually wins and hackers are happy about that.

"In the LinkedIn case, hackers stole data that LinkedIn had in a database somewhere that was supposed to be protected," says Eve Maler, a security and risk analyst at Forrester Research.

"What they ended up getting for their trouble was password hashes. They're kind of like encrypted versions of passwords — [it] looks like gobbledygook," Maler says.

In some cases cyberattackers can decipher gobbledygook and get actual passwords, especially if those passwords are not very robust.

So far, there is no evidence that happened in the LinkedIn case, but many Internet users have just one password for all of their accounts. So if the bad guys have your LinkedIn password, they may also have the password for your online banking.


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Identity Theft Seminar!

Our computers are great assets, but they can also be a source of danger.

Attend this event and learn how to protect your identity and the information that you are safeguarding for your clients and employees.

CPA's will be earn two CPE credits, all others will learn a lot!

 

Join Us!



Tuesday, June 19, 2012

8AM- 10AM

Registration 7:45 AM

Ducks Stadium/ Bethpage Ballpark

3 Courthouse Drive

Central Islip, NY

Speakers:

Sandra G. Johnson, CPA EA CFE of Sandra G. Johnson CPA

Armando D'Accordo, President of CMIT Solutions of South Nassau

Christine Ippolito, Professional HR Expert of Compass Workforce Solutions

Steve Innerfield of Quality Shredding

Seminar Cost Includes Breakfast:

$20/pp on or before June 15th

$30/pp after Friday, June 15th

(Raffle Prizes Available!!)

Remit Payment to:

Check payable to Educational Foundation of NS/NCCPAP

                      NCCPAP

         22 Jericho Turnpike-ste 110

              Mineola, NY 11501

                    (888) 488-5400

                                 OR

             REGISTER ONLINE at

             WWW.NCCPAP.ORG

CMIT Solutions is pleased to announce that it has won the top prize in the Computer Services category of the Best of Long Island 2012 Contest! We are also very proud to have placed second in the Green Business category. We care about the environment and we strive to give our clients excellent service, and the results show that we are achieving our goals. Over a million Long Islanders voted for their favorite businesses in a variety of categories, and the CMIT Solutions Long Island team would like to thank everyone who nominated us, and voted for us.