Copy of Aug 25 2015 - Rotary Forum
Posted by Dick Dannells
Program August 25, 2015: Peter K. Kardel CEO/CTO “Clever Ducks-Computer Network Services Company”
By Dick Dannells
Past Pres. Martha Murphy filled in for the missing Pres. Joel and opened the meeting at 12:38 PM. After the usual introductions, she placed the Rotary spotlight on Sandy Lubin. He took the podium to relate that he was born in LA to Lithuanian parents and raised there. Some of his most memorable experiences as a youth were the family gatherings at Balboa Island. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Pepperdine University. After school he joined the Navy after which took a teller’s job and has remained a finance professional ever since. He has been President/CEO of both State and Nationally chartered independent Banks. In 1992 he purchased the Credit Bureau from a fellow Rotarian, Jim Schiller. He met Cindi and teamed up to with her to form a dancing team in the 60s. They have been married for 48 years and have two married children and six grandchildren.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Past Pres. Martha called Betsy Kaiser of the Monday SLO Rotary Club to the podium to announce that their annual fundraiser “Holding Homes Distinction” will be held on September 20 from 11 AM to 5 PM, which now is all within the city of San Luis Obispo. Tickets for this event are $25. Ashlea Boyer announced that the annual District Gov. barbecue at Steve Curry’s ranch will be held on the evening of September 22. Michael Boyer circulated a sign-up sheet for this event. Past Pres. Martha announced that for the past 2 weeks in a row no new polio cases have been detected in the world. She also reported that People’s Kitchen received the food that was left over from our Summer Sizzle event. Jim Lewis reported that the next and first vocational tour of the new Rotary year will take place on September 15 at the rebuilt Arroyo Grande Police Station.
FINES:
Ashlea Boyer celebrated an August 23 birthday without receiving a fine. Paul Jones was not so lucky for his 86th birthday coming up this Saturday, but chose to join the $200 Pres.’s Club rather than pay a $43 fine.
Peter K. Kardel “Clever Ducks-Computer Network Services Company”
Peter is a Cal Poly alum and the CEO/CTO of Clever Ducks. His wife is a member of the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and cofounder of this company. Peter started off by pointing out that Nieman Marcus, Anthony Blue Cross, Sony, Target, Home Depot, and eBay have all been recently hacked as well as the IRS and the US Office of Personnel Management. Hacking has turned to be a very lucrative business and the information hackers gain from such activities results in millions of income. Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev made $30 million after 30 days of hacking and is on the FBI’s most wanted list. Peter recommends that all businesses use a password manager such as Last Pass that has: (1) encryption method protection; (2) cloud accessibility; (3) two-factor authentication; and (4) a DR (disaster recovery) plan. He also recommends purchasing a self-encryption thumb drive.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
"Be thankful to those people you know so well and love you so much.”
Program August 25, 2015: Peter K. Kardel CEO/CTO “Clever Ducks-Computer Network Services Company”
By Dick Dannells
Past Pres. Martha Murphy filled in for the missing Pres. Joel and opened the meeting at 12:38 PM. After the usual introductions, she placed the Rotary spotlight on Sandy Lubin. He took the podium to relate that he was born in LA to Lithuanian parents and raised there. Some of his most memorable experiences as a youth were the family gatherings at Balboa Island. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Pepperdine University. After school he joined the Navy after which took a teller’s job and has remained a finance professional ever since. He has been President/CEO of both State and Nationally chartered independent Banks. In 1992 he purchased the Credit Bureau from a fellow Rotarian, Jim Schiller. He met Cindi and teamed up to with her to form a dancing team in the 60s. They have been married for 48 years and have two married children and six grandchildren.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Past Pres. Martha called Betsy Kaiser of the Monday SLO Rotary Club to the podium to announce that their annual fundraiser “Holding Homes Distinction” will be held on September 20 from 11 AM to 5 PM, which now is all within the city of San Luis Obispo. Tickets for this event are $25. Ashlea Boyer announced that the annual District Gov. barbecue at Steve Curry’s ranch will be held on the evening of September 22. Michael Boyer circulated a sign-up sheet for this event. Past Pres. Martha announced that for the past 2 weeks in a row no new polio cases have been detected in the world. She also reported that People’s Kitchen received the food that was left over from our Summer Sizzle event. Jim Lewis reported that the next and first vocational tour of the new Rotary year will take place on September 15 at the rebuilt Arroyo Grande Police Station.
FINES:
Ashlea Boyer celebrated an August 23 birthday without receiving a fine. Paul Jones was not so lucky for his 86th birthday coming up this Saturday, but chose to join the $200 Pres.’s Club rather than pay a $43 fine.
Peter K. Kardel “Clever Ducks-Computer Network Services Company”
Peter is a Cal Poly alum and the CEO/CTO of Clever Ducks. His wife is a member of the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa and cofounder of this company. Peter started off by pointing out that Nieman Marcus, Anthony Blue Cross, Sony, Target, Home Depot, and eBay have all been recently hacked as well as the IRS and the US Office of Personnel Management. Hacking has turned to be a very lucrative business and the information hackers gain from such activities results in millions of income. Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev made $30 million after 30 days of hacking and is on the FBI’s most wanted list. Peter recommends that all businesses use a password manager such as Last Pass that has: (1) encryption method protection; (2) cloud accessibility; (3) two-factor authentication; and (4) a DR (disaster recovery) plan. He also recommends purchasing a self-encryption thumb drive.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
"Be thankful to those people you know so well and love you so much.”