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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: Don’t Make It Easy for Them

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  Every October, individuals, businesses, and government agencies come together for Cybersecurity Awareness Month —a global campaign initiated by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA). The goal is simple yet critical: empower everyone to take control of their digital safety. Under the rallying theme "Secure Our World: Don’t Make It Easy for Them," this year focuses on closing the small gaps that threat actors routinely exploit. Key Steps to Take This Year Cybercriminals rarely breach systems through complex science fiction methods; most rely on predictable habits, weak passwords, and unpatched software. By covering the basic fundamentals, you eliminate the easiest paths of attack. 1. Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) According to CISA, enabling Multi-Factor Authentication makes you significantly less likely to be hacked. Even if a cybercriminal steals your password, MFA creates an additional wall—such...
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Unleashing the Power of the Plex DCS: From Digital File Storage to Compliance Engine

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  For many manufacturers, the Document Control System (DCS) in Plex is hiding in plain sight. Every day, shop floor operators and managers click the familiar paperclip icon to attach drawings, work instructions, inspection forms, certificates, and other important files. Yet many organizations use only a fraction of what Plex DCS can do. When treated as a simple storage location, the DCS becomes little more than a digital file cabinet. But in a high-stakes manufacturing environment, document control should do much more than store files. It should ensure that the right people have access to the right revision, that approvals happen on time, and that obsolete documents do not remain in circulation. That is where Plex DCS becomes a powerful compliance and quality-management engine. Three capabilities in particular can significantly improve document-control matu...
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