Issuing Violations with Adept Enterprise ® on Candlewood Lake Connecticut for FERC Compliance.

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The Adept Enterprise ® Shoreline Permit Management System is an enterprise software tool that provides for the advanced management of shorelines. It is specifically designed for Hydropower Project Reservoirs licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Corporate Real Estate Divisions, Water Districts and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lake and Recreation operations.

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(Code Enforcement sweep by boat- What is this non-permitted construction going on?)

Adept’s Shoreline Permit system consolidates your shoreline management operations and workflow processes, providing convenient, centralized access to shoreline permit and license data. Every Adept solution comes with end to end customization tailored to meet the unique and growing needs of your organization. Adept also offers Hosted Software as a Service plans for all its products, providing customers with state of the art, Secure Cloud options.

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(GPS tells us where we are, select the address. Adept GIS)

The Adept Enterprise ® Shoreline Management System helps you to oversee shoreline activities and take action against unauthorized encroachments along your project boundaries. Reinforce your SMP goals by ensuring that adjacent property owners and marinas apply for permits prior to facility development and use. Effortlessly issue, track and collect penalty fees on Notices of Violation for infractions.

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(Issue the Violation -yes that is a mac, we support mac too)

Adept’s Clients can consolidate multiple databases into one manageable location, automate manual processes, prioritize work and cut expenses by eliminating paper-based procedures. Productivity increases and errors are virtually eliminated.

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Windows 10 version 1903 hoses Visual Studio

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After we upgraded Windows 10 to version 1903, we noticed that Visual Studio versions 2015 and higher lost references to the ADODB services, the IIS port numbers were claiming they were all in use, which was impossible and when you tried to re-reference the projects the projects were hosed.

Good news it was a simple fix. Reinstall or do a repair on your Visual Studio installation and you are good to go. If you changed your references in any of your projects after the Windows 10 upgrade to version 1903 before the Visual Studio reinstall, remove those projects and use a back up and your good to go. This was a pain, but not as bad as other Windows 10 updates in the past.

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We believe in staying current on all systems, but with that having backups are a must! Happy Coding!!

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Securing corporate networks 2019 Best Practices – Admin Accounts

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In the age of constant attacks on your networks here are some good tips on how you can reduce the risk of having a security breach.

Administrator Accounts

Employees with administrative access should be using separate devices dedicated only for administrative operations. These devices like all the other devices within your domains should always be kept up to date with all the recent software and operating system updates.

All default administration accounts should be given zero rights on the device account and the domain account. Its best practices to require that they request just-in-time (JIT) privileges that gives them access for a finite amount of time and logs it in a system.

Secure Admin Accounts

Administrator accounts should also be created on a separate user namespace/forest that cannot access the internet, and should be different from the employee’s normal work identity. This way, any compromise of the company’s employee-force namespace/forest won’t grant the attackers easy access to an administrator account, since the employee with admin rights would not be using that account for daily tasks.

Employees with administrative accounts should avoid remotely logging into devices with administrator access to perform any administrative tasks, as attackers could be logging these events on compromised devices. The way to go is to have administrators use their separate devices for any administrative tasks as much as possible.

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Server 2008 R2 end of life

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The end of the road is rapidly approaching. The Windows Server 2008 R2 end of life is January 14, 2020 and SQL Server 2008 R2 is July 9, 2019. That means the end of regular security updates.

For organizations that want to stay on premise and migrate to a newer Windows Server OS and SQL database system, the time is now. If the decision is to move to Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019, we recommend Windows Server 2019, with SQL Server 2016 or newer.

Server 2008 R2 end of life

The on premise Adept Enterprise systems must be upgraded to support the new versions of Windows Server OS and SQL database systems. We have already provided these updates to our customers. The time is now to upgrade.

The real threat of ransomware and damage to corporate brands is a major risk to not upgrade to supported systems. The 2017 WannaCry outbreak is an example of attacks that used vulnerabilities in outdated Windows systems.

The Software as a Service Adept Enterprise systems are already updated.

If your organization is still running Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 you have been warned. There is no excuse to run unsupported software systems. The risk is just to great.

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Energy Department Announces $10 Million for Marine Energy Research and Testing Program

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The Water Power Technologies Office has issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement to select a network director for a new program to support testing and research for marine energy technologies—the U.S. Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) Program. TEAMER will bring together capabilities from universities and the national laboratory system to provide marine energy developers ready-access to unique, world-class testing facilities and expertise. Through its network of facilities and testing protocols, the program will simplify access and reduce costs of testing for MHK technology developers – ensuring access to the appropriate facilities at the appropriate time. Reducing costs, accelerating technology development, and decreasing testing and development timelines of marine energy technologies can help realize the nation’s potential for future growth in marine energy resource extraction. The Water Power Technologies Office is committed to investing in early-stage R&D that enables the domestic marine energy industry to advance toward becoming more cost competitive while also helping to promote economic prosperity and energy security. Read more