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Leadership and communication are inseparable. You can t have one without the other. ---Claude I. Taylor
hard to read Text messaging abbreviations r confusing 2 ur coworkers Avoid emoticons Explain Acronyms Check spelling and grammar before sending Keep slang at a minimum
the pilot in Pediatric Otolaryngology. Does the project have the funding to purchase a couple of the hardware upgrades so I can test with in this area? I can provide you a quote from Insight for the upgrade. I need to verify that it works as advertised before we advertise that we can do this for all devices.
Key points Definitions If audience is in the know do not go into complete history
y Close
they are.
Rules
y 3 Volley Rule y If a topic is bounced back and forth more than 3 times it is time to pick up the phone or schedule a meeting. y 24 Hour Rule y It is okay to write a heated e-mail, just wait 24 hours before you send it.
The Noise
Daily approximately 180 billion emails are sent
An estimated 100 billion of these emails may be unsolicited
Unwanted email
y
Phishing
y y y
Appear to be from legitimate site, businesses Request personal or financial information Only work if you click or respond, best to just delete Ads and scams Replying or unsubscribing validates your address for more spam Do not reply, delete email Installed software without knowledge or consent Computer use monitored and controlled You must click or open program to infect
Spam
y y y
Virus
y y y
Why?
y What is the point of these E-Mails? y Money - #1 reason y Selling information on black market
y y
Health Care approximately $50 per account Credit Cards approximately $2-3 per account
Wording to make you feel that you have to comply or you cannot access your money. o specific time to comply Leaves no way to contact someone to verify authenticity.
When you hover over links you see that they don t go to where you expect them.
Support groups will never ask for you to send you user id and password via e-mail
Who to contact?
E-Mail Address to know Report abusive e-mails to abuse@wustl.edu Report Incidents to incidents@wusm.wustl.edu Security Questions to infosec@wusm.wustl.edu Information Security Web Portal http://portal.wusm.wustl.edu/mscits/informationsecurity
Future Topics
y How to protect information? y Safe computing for home and your children? y Electr0nic Discovery?