A new way to save with prepaid, a story of triumph for a President’s Cabinet winner and The Mobile Security Index 2018 is released.

By: Jeremy Godwin

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Are you searching for a new 4G LTE phone plan? Verizon released a new monthly plan for 4G LTE phones. For just $30/mo. you get unlimited talk, text and 500 MB of data. Or for only $75/month, get Unlimited Talk and Text (including Mexico and Canada), plus Unlimited data with Mobile Hotspot on the Prepaid Unlimited plan. Next, Terrill McKissick, Business Account Manager in Colorado Springs, Colorado faced challenge and adversity growing up but managed to overcome it all – he was rewarded with a trip to Hawaii and a President’s Cabinet accolade. Last, we released the Mobile Security Index 2018. The goal of the report is to generate awareness about growing security threats and the critical need to safeguard data as organizations become increasingly reliant on enterprise mobility for their businesses. Also, Yahoo shares steps of what to do in case your device is hacked.

The stories.

New Verizon study reveals many organizations prioritized business performance at the cost of mobile enterprise security

NEW YORK – A new report from Verizon found that organizations across numerous industries compromised mobile data security because of speed to market priorities and a lack of threat awareness according to survey respondents.

President’s Cabinet winner turns hardship into success

Meet Terrill McKissick, Business Account Manager in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Terrill is on his way to a much warmer climate — Maui, HI to celebrate with the rest of the President’s Cabinet winners. 

What to do when you're hacked

So you think you’ve been hacked. Maybe your computer is acting strange, tossing pop-ups and random errors up on screen without warning. Or perhaps your social media account has taken on a life of its own, sending out weird messages to your friends telling them you’re stranded in Belarus with no money, when you’re fairly certain you’re still in your Mr. T jam-jams at home in Cleveland.

 

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About the author:

Jeremy Godwin is a member of the Verizon Corporate Communications team and a regular host of Up to Speed. He's the team's resident tech geek and media junkie.

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