Word: stickley
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Krakoff got into collecting 20 years ago when he was a design assistant at Ralph Lauren. He started with Mission-style pieces like Stickley furniture and Tiko and Hampshire art pottery, and then moved on to the furniture of French architect Prouvé. After visiting one of Philippe Starck's hotels in the mid-1980s, Krakoff fell in love with the French designer's work. That led to an interest in French contemporary furniture designers like André Dubreuil, Olivier Gagnère and Eric Schmidt...
...keep Stickley or, more important, the real criminals out of the customer data? If your company handles any sensitive information whatsoever--including something as simple as an e-mail address or a phone number--TraceSecurity recommends the following...
...PAPER, SHRED IT Stickley regularly dives into his clients' Dumpsters; he says even a Post-it note with a customer's name and phone number gives him enough to begin a scam. Employee names, positions and work schedules are invaluable to con artists...
ALWAYS ESCORT STRANGERS Never let pairs split up, and never, ever leave them alone--no matter what the reason. Stickley has stooped to faking illness, and then spending as long as it takes in a bathroom until the most vigilant escort gives...
DOUBLE-CHECK E-MAIL REQUESTS Stickley sets up a fake e-mail address and credit-union website, then sends out e-mails claiming to be from the credit union's IT manager, asking employees to "test" the new website by entering their own account and password information. They often give Stickley all he needs to empty out those accounts...