What can you do to avoid Telecoms fraud (诈骗)?

Telecoms fraud and other security breaches (安全漏洞) can be prevented and minimized by implementing a full end-to-end procedure. In addition, it’s important for you to secure your devices and services to strengthen your security and avoid any fraudulent activity or threats.

Due to the【小题1】nature of the internet, it’s not always possible to guarantee protection against fraud. However, there are a variety of methods that you can put in【小题2】within your phone system’s security that can prevent this further:

The most important action to take when protecting your phone system or PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is investing in good security and password/account management software. You should be using password【小题3】and saving systems, as well as choosing passwords with complex combinations. It’s also important that you don’t use the same password for【小题4】 accounts or systems. If a hacker finds this password, they can use it to get into and take control of all your systems, so remember to【小题5】 update your passwords and make sure no two passwords are the same.

Another way to protect your systems with passwords is to password protect your mobile phone. If you leave your mobile phone【小题6】, it’s very easy for a hacker or scammer to get in and setup call features, like【小题7】and voicemails on the handsets.

Call pattern analysis helps【小题8】patterns in call traffic and monitors and prevents calls which go over specific limits. This can be based around costs, call duration, volume, time of day and call destinations. Call traffic can’t be monitored all the time; however, a vast majority of fraudulent traffic can occur during holidays and weekends, when customers and suppliers arc away from the office and their devices. Any spikes (高峰) in traffic should generate【小题9】alerts to relevant parties and this activity can then be restricted, and additional measures can be put into place to protect you and your systems.

Call baring lets you bar or block certain types of call, IP addresses and destinations from being made to or from your phone. You can【小题10】our call barring settings for both UK and international numbers. It’s also a good idea to bar calls from certain IP addresses and only authorize business or employee IP addresses to make calls.

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.

Do you ever draw? Most of us don’t, and the reason we usually leave drawing to the artists is because we’re not very good at it. Who wants to do something they’re bad at? But maybe we should rethink this 【小题1】, especially since drawing has so many benefits, whether you are an artist or not.

We should 【小题2】 this idea: What if drawing was just a low-stakes thing we did because we enjoyed it and it helped us see the world better?

“We have missed the significance of drawing because we see it as a 【小题3】 skill instead of a personal capacity,” writes design historian D. B. Dowd in his book, “Stick Figures: Drawing as a Human Practice.” “This essential confusion has 【小题4】 our understanding of drawing and kept it from being seen as a tool for learning above all else.”

Here’s an example: You might enjoy eating at a restaurant that boasts an 【小题5】 chef, and you may also enjoy a great pasta dish you make at home. One doesn’t 【小题6】 the other; you can appreciate a meticulously assembled meal as much as a homemade one-they’re just different. The same is true for drawing.

Sitting (or standing!) with a pad and pencil, drawing something you see or imagine requires focus and a 【小题7】 quiet mind, something many of us are looking to cultivate. The first few minutes into the 【小题8】 might be a bit frustrating and distracting, but keep going. I’ve found that once I settle into it, I get better at the actual drawing part, and it’s more enjoyable. But especially if you aren’t used to drawing, you might be itching to run away and do something-anything-else at the start. To deal with your 【小题9】, give yourself a time limit. Set a timer for 20 minutes; that should give you enough time to put in a genuine effort and get to the point where your mind will quiet down. You can always keep going if you want, but that timer will at the very least allow you to take your mind off outside 【小题10】.

Less is More

Did you know that Americans have approximately three times the amount of space we have fifty years ago? Therefore, you’d think we’d have sufficient room for all of our possessions. However, that’s not the case. We’ve got triple the space, but we’ve become such 【小题1】 consumers that we require even more. This phenomenon has resulted in significant credit card debt, enormous environmental footprints, and perhaps not 【小题2】, happiness levels have failed to increase over the same half century.

I’m here to suggest a(n) 【小题3】— that having less might actually be a preferable decision. Many of us have experienced, at some stage, the pleasure of possessing less. I propose that less stuff and less space can not only help you economize, but also 【小题4】 your life. I recently started an innovative project to discover some creative solutions that offered me everything I required. By purchasing an apartment that was 40 square meters instead of 60, I 【小题5】 saved $200,000. Smaller space leads to reduced bills and also a smaller carbon footprint because it’s designed around an edited collection of possessions, limited to my 【小题6】 stuff. I’m really excited to live there.

How can we live more basically? Firstly, we must cut the unnecessary objects out of our lives without hesitation. To reduce 【小题7】, we should think before we buy, and ask ourselves, “will it truly make me happier?” Secondly, we require space 【小题8】. We want appliances that are designed for use most of the time, not for occasional use. Why own a six-burner stove when you rarely use even three burners? Finally, we need 【小题9】 spaces and housewares. I combined a movable wall with transforming furniture to get more out of my limited space. Consider my coffee table. It increases in size to 【小题10】 ten people. My bed simply pops out the wall.

I’m not saying, we should all live in tinier apartments, but consider the benefits of an edited life. When you return home and walk through your front door, take a moment to ask yourselves, “Could I do with a little life editing? Will that give me more freedom and more time?”