next week looks more seasonal and I’m hopeful that we all get to enjoy a little more fall weather before we must go into hibernation mode. The holiday season will be here before we know it and even though this is a season to be happy and socialize with family and friends, it can also be a season for more stress and demands on our time. Please remember to take time for yourselves to recharge your batteries every so often and take advantage of the Employee and Family Assistance Program if the need arises. Remember that all ASPA employees have time off between December 25 and January 1, 2019 and you do not need to make up this time for that. 
the Saskatoon Business College. She started working on campus in July, 1996 in a 3-month CUPE term position in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. In the fall, 1996, she moved to the College of Medicine where she worked in the Admissions Office initially as a clerical assistant for 8 years before moving to ASPA in November 2004. Heather remained in the College of Medicine until November 2010 when she accepted her current position as Manager of Admissions & Recruitment in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. 
We occasionally receive panic calls from clients whose computers have been breached.
If this has happened to you, you will want to know what to do to protect yourself in such a circumstance.
Depending upon your understanding of the information that was hacked, it would be wise to do the following:
- Change all of your passwords;
- Call the issuers of your credit cards in order to put a hold on or change your credit cards;
- Call your bank or financial institution, speak to the security officer, advise him/her
of what happened and ask him what steps should be taken with your accounts; - Contact Equifax (1-800-465-7166) and TransUnion (1-800-663-9980) in order to put a credit freeze on your accounts in order that no new loans or credit cards may be issued to a fraudster using your personal information;
- File a police report with the local authorities;
- If you have credit card or other type of credit insurance or insurance for data breaches, contact your insurance company and follow their instructions;
- For a reasonable period of time after the breach, check constantly your various accounts to determine whether any unauthorized charges have been placed on your accounts and if so, immediately notify the relevant financial institutions.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
