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SRT Technicians Receive Minot Chamber EDC Eagle Award

SRT Technicians Receive Minot Chamber EDC Eagle Award

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SRT Combination Technicians Cameron Schilken and Matt Sund received Minot Chamber EDC‘s Eagle Awards earlier this month. The Eagle Award recognizes excellence in customer service, and the recipients must be nominated to receive this award.
 
Matt and Cameron were nominated by an SRT customer who said, “Matt and Cameron hooked up our fiber optic cable. We have two big dogs and they had to be in their business while they were working and being a nuisance. Matt and Cameron took the time to acknowledge them. They were so professional and kind. They quickly hooked up our fiber optic and I had a question on my SRT email app. They not only took the time to help me but also took the time to look into the problem and not once made me feel like I was losing my mind. I hope SRT realizes what a gem they have. Thank you VERY much for your time and patience. We as a customer are very lucky to have you.”
 
Congratulations Matt and Cameron, and thank you for taking great care of our customers!

June Tech Tip: Managing Your Online Reputation

June Tech Tip: Managing Your Online Reputation

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Your online reputation matters as much as your offline reputation. Information can spread quickly and can have devastating consequences for your image and safety. Simply Google your name and you might be surprised by what information you find that is publicly available. Take these steps to manage that information:

1. One of the easiest ways to protect yourself online is to not overshare. The less information you share, the lower the risk of it being stolen, manipulated, or shared.

2. It may seem obvious, but do not add strangers on your social media. Hackers will often pose as friendly individuals looking to befriend you online to steal information through your social media accounts.

3. A less obvious way people might be finding information about you online is through location services. Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram offer location tagging services when you share a post on their platforms. This may seem like a minor detail if sharing a photo in front of the Eiffel Tower, but a selfie in your home with the location settings turned on now provides your home location to all your social media contacts.

4. Delete your old accounts. No longer using the Twitter account you made in high school? Try to regain access to it and deactivate it. The less information available, the less risk of information being found or shared.

STAY ALERT

STAY ALERT

Protect Your Child From Identity Theft

Watch Out For Charity Scams Child identity theft happens when someone takes a child’s personal information and uses it to commit fraud. They could apply for government benefits, open a bank or credit card account, apply for a loan, or sign up for a utility service.

Here’s what you can do to protect your child from identity theft:
  1. Ask questions before giving anyone your child’s Social Security number.
    • Why do you need it?
    • How will you protect it?
    • Can you use a different identifier?
    • Can you use just the last four digits of the Social Security number?

  2. Protect documents with personal information.
    Keep documents with your child’s personal information in a safe place, like a locked file cabinet. When you decide to get rid of those documents, shred them before you throw them away.

  3. Delete personal information before disposing of a computer or cell phone.
    Your computer and phone might contain personal information about your child.

  4. Freeze your child’s credit.
    There’s no reason for most children to have credit reports, since it’s illegal for anyone under 16 to apply for a loan or credit card in their own name. Fraudulent loan and credit card applications can generate credit reports, however, and by the time you or the child discovers them, they could be full of unpaid accounts. Nip this in the bud by requesting a security freeze for your child at each of the national credit bureaus. This prevents any loans or credit cards from being issued in the child’s name.
In addition to taking steps to safeguard your child’s personal information, keep an eye out for warning signs that someone has stolen your child’s identity. They include getting calls about overdue bills in your child’s name or being denied a student loan because your child has bad credit.

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