President’s Message Cellphones, Risk Management and Cybersecurity

I know I am dating myself by admitting this, but I can remember when I got my first cellphone and what a complete luxury that was because it was for “work only” and huge! That huge, work-only phone soon became a thing that could simply not be left at home.

So you might be wondering, “What is the purpose of this trip down memory lane?” Some of you might even be thinking, “Come on, Gene, get to the point!” As these cellphones became attached to us everywhere we went, their awesome capabilities became apparent as well as the dangers and risks.

As we speak, research is bringing to light some of the devastating effects that 24/7 social media access is having on our youth with depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide at record high levels among this group. My point is that with every advancement or reward we discover, there is also a risk or danger that we also must not only be aware of but manage in such a way to minimize the risk to our loved ones, our businesses and ourselves.

This issue of Springs is doing just that by focusing on cybersecurity, a term that might not have existed that long ago but has most likely been uttered inside of your businesses already. Like we enjoy the capabilities of our cellphones on an individual basis, we also enjoy and indeed need the free flow of information inside our businesses.

We do this with ERP systems, EDI, email, and several ways to track products, inventory, costs, and simply communicate. Some of us even use “cloud-based” software to manage our businesses as well. All of these tools come with benefits but also present the risk of someone outside our businesses gaining access to our systems with potential for great harm.

Navigating the management of this risk with tools like firewalls, detection software, and increasing your employees’ knowledge through training is the type of information we hope to give you with this issue of the magazine.

God Bless and Have a Crazy Good Day!

Gene Huber Jr.

SMI Executive Committee

President: Gene Huber Jr., Winamac Coil Spring

Vice President: Don Jacobson III, Newcomb Spring

Secretary/Treasurer: David DeVoe, Plymouth Spring

Past President: Bert Goering, Precision Coil Spring

At-Large: Dave Deerwester, The Yost Superior Co.

Executive Director: Lynne Carr, SMI

SMI Board of Directors

Jennelle Carlier, S3 Wireform • Kelley Christy, Diamond Wire Spring • Joe Devany, Betts Company • Chris Fazio, Diamond Wire Spring • Linda Froehlich, Ace Wire Spring & Form • Agustin

Estalayo Ibanez, RPK Mexico SA de CV • Adam Jacobson, FENN/ Torin • Don Lyons, JonSpring • Rob Meyers, RK Trading • Alex Melnikow, Midstate Spring • Tony Pesaresi, Winamac Coil Spring

• Keith Porter Jr., Newcomb Spring • Michael Shapiro, Gibraltar Corp. • Tim Zwit, Motion Dynamics Corporation

Springs Magazine Staff

Lynne Carr, Advertising Sales, lynne@smihq.org

Gary McCoy, Executive Editor, gary@smihq.org

Phil Sasso, Managing Editor, phil.springs@sassomarketing.com

Gabriela Carrasco, Associate Editor, gaby@smihq.org

Lisa Plefka Haskin, Art Director, lisahaskin95@gmail.com

Springs Magazine Committee

Chair, Keith Porter Jr., Newcomb Spring • Reb Banas, Stanley Spring & Stamping • Lynne Carr, SMI • Hale Foote, Scandic Springs, Inc. • Patrick Gillum, Gilco Spring of Florida, Inc. •

Adam Jacobson, FENN/Torin • Lucas Karabin, Acme Monaco

• Gary McCoy, SMI • Phil Sasso, SMI • Michael Shapiro, Gibraltar Corporation • Bill Wynn, Gardner Spring, Inc.

Advertising sales - Japan

Ken Myohdai, Sakura International Inc.

Head Office: 3F,4F, ENDO Sakaisuji Bldg., 1-7-3, Bingomachi, Chuo-Ku, Osaka 541-0051, Japan

Phone: 81-6-6624-3601 • Fax: 81-6-6624-3602

Tokyo Global Office: 5F Kamei No. 2 Bldg., 2-17-13, Kiba, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-0042, Japan

Phone: 81-3-5646-1160 • Fax: 81-3-5646-1161

E-mail: info@sakurain.co.jp

Advertising sales - Europe

Jennie Franks, Franks & Co.

63 St. Andrew’s Road

Cambridge

United Kingdom CB41DH

Phone/Fax: +44-1223-360472

E-mail: franksco@BTopenworld.com

Advertising sales - Taiwan

Charlie Yu, Worldwide Services Co. Ltd.

11F-B, No 540, Sec. 1, Wen Hsin Rd.

Taichung, 408 Taiwan

Phone: +886-4-2325-1784 • Fax: +886-4-2325-2967

E-mail: marketing@acw.com.tw

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