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Holiday

Season

Safety

By Peter Jolly,
IT HelpDesk Manager

With the approaching holiday season, let’s take a moment to talk
about ways to keep the upcoming holidays happy and safe.

ENGINEERING HELP DESK
PACKAGE THEFT problems, that’s only going to get worse. It’s more ENGINEERING HELP DESK
important than ever to make sure you’re using strong
With the increase in online shopping, package theft
passwords on ALL of your accounts and ensure that
has become a larger problem for consumers. In the last
you’re thinking before you click on a link in email.
year, package theft has increased much more than in
recent years, even doubling in some areas. Based on As you all have seen from the simulated phishing
.3647
833.734
internet search data, Rosendin operates in 4 of the top 10 campaigns that Rosendin's Cybersecurity Team have 833.734.3647 VISIT THE HELP DESK
metropolitan areas and states that have seen the biggest launched, many of these attempts can be very cleverly
increase in package theft. With the holidays approaching, disguised as a legitimate site. The easiest way to stay
and the supply chain problems we’ve all been facing, safe is not to take chances at all. If you get something Rosendin's Engineering Department has developed a Help Desk Committee to work with the
it’s more important than ever to make sure your that’s suspicious, leave it alone, even if it seems too IT Department to develop solutions that would put the experience and expertise of Rosendin
packages are kept safe. There are many ways to prevent good to be true. Always remember to check those Engineers at the fingertips of on-site personnel. See the following ways that the Engineering
package theft, from the very simple to the complex. links by hovering over them before you click. Help Desk might be able to assist you. Services are not limited to the list below.

• Consider ship to store as an option
DO NOT LEAVE ITEMS IN VEHICLES
rather than your home. • Code Compliance issues • Value engineering
Anything left in the car is a tempting target for a would- • Testing plans, Testing scripts, Testing Procedures, • Power quality concerns
• Plan on having your package delivered
be thief to take your items. When you’re out and about, interpreting results, evaluating testing equipment • Digital relay setup/programming
at a time when you will be home.
getting some shopping done, it’s certainly easiest to choices • Intelligent device setup
• Ship to a Locker or secure pickup facility
throw your items in the car and head out. If you’ve got • Interpreting notes on drawings • PLC programming/Automation
such as a UPS Store through UPS MyChoice.
multiple destinations, having those items visible can lead • Submittal reviews, equivalency questions • Owner or Field requested design/EOR support
• Obtain a package delivery box, for secure to a break-in and the loss of your items. If you have to • Scope interpretations • Lighting analysis including energy code compliance
controlled access to your packages. leave something in your car, put the item in the trunk • Creating a spreadsheet, procedure, etc. to help • Lighting controls
before you leave your vehicle. However, the trunk is not with field efficiency • Ancillary building systems such as PA systems, AV
INTERNET FRAUD ideal as thieves are getting smarter and assuming items • Assistance in writing RFIs systems, CCTV/security camera, access control, and

Online fraud and phishing attempts to get your are in your trunk, even if they can't be seen. The best • Help with wiring diagrams for devices that need to alarm monitoring, motorized vehicle barriers, etc.
account credentials have seen a 25% increase in the protection is not to leave anything in your vehicle. be added • Electric vehicle charging stations
first two quarters of 2021 globally. The holiday season • Planning • Fuel cells and other on-site power production
Taking these measures into account, your holiday
brings out scammers, and with this year’s supply chain • Calculations • Utility service applications
season can be much safer and happier. ■
• Integration support • Battery installations of all kinds
• Concept design for contractor-proposed changes • Distributed generation

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