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“From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.” ~ Arthur Ashe NextGen is broadening our efforts-in both our King of Prussia and Houston offices-to help our communities. Recently, Alexis Connell represented the company in Philadelphia’s 2015 Aids Walk hosted by AIDS Fund Philly. AIDS Fund provides education … Continued
Read MoreJoin us this week at the NERC’S annual Grid Security Conference (GridSecCon).
Read MoreEvery picture you upload is filled with information; including where it was taken, when, and what kind of device was used to take it. This is called EXIF data. Some sites, such as Facebook, automatically strip it from your photos, but that isn’t the case for many other sites and apps. An advanced burglar knows … Continued
Read MoreOn a recent commute home I listened to a Ted Talk discussing the point that most doctors are affiliated with some sort of drug or device company, which in most cases is also supplying or influencing their salary. Many of these doctors are truly trying to help advance science and medicine which is an honorable … Continued
Read MoreWe have all watched our phone battery percentage switch to red and creep farther towards single digit numbers. Panic is about to ensue, but you glance over and see one of those handy-dandy public charging stations. You suddenly feel euphoric and want to hug the creator of such a thoughtful invention – but not so … Continued
Read MoreIf our First Annual NextGen Golf Outing was measured in laughs, then it was undoubtedly a success. Alongside our sponsors, Sony and TriEd/Anixter, NextGen employees hosted guests for a day of golf and lunch, ending with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails overlooking the greens. It is often too easy to get caught up in … Continued
Read MoreAs we march into May many of us are receiving graduation party invitations in the mail and watching loved ones walk across the stage at commencement ceremonies. This leaves students making decisions on how to start their career and leaves us with the difficult task of scooping up the best talent on the market before … Continued
Read MoreNextGen is proud to say our very own Cliff Smith has passed the Certified Security Project Manager test and can now add CSPM to his credentials! Being a Certified Security Project Manager confirms that you are an expert in managing projects which typically involve installing and integrating many different security system components at a location. … Continued
Read MoreApril marks National Distracted Driving Awareness month. Considering I am still in a rental from my cars chance meeting with a deer four weeks ago, this one hits home for me. A whopping 90% of car crashes are from driver error, not environmental factors. So although I happen to fall into the smaller 10% of that statistic, … Continued
Read MoreIt is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the spring who reaps a harvest in autumn – B.C. Forbes It’s finally time to open up the windows, dust off the cobwebs, and compose the many tasks that make up our spring cleaning to-do lists. In the security world we refer to this process … Continued
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