Cybersecurity can be a scary subject. We get it. It’s daunting and something you just want to ignore in hopes that nothing bad will happen to you.

Sorry friend, this subject is all TOO real to ignore. But we’re here. We got you.

We want to give you the knowledge to protect yourself from phishing attacks, ransomware, and other online scams. So here we go! But to start, a chilling reminder of our recent past:

• June 2018, MyHeritage—more than 92 million email addresses and HyHeritage account passwords were compromised.
• April 2018, The Facebook data breach—this was one of the largest misuses of personal data in history! In fact, just last month, Facebook revealed that 15 MILLION people had their personal info accessed by hackers.
• March 2018, Under Armour’s MyFitnessPal App—an “unauthorized party” gained access to 150 million user names, emails, and encrypted passwords from users of the fitness tracking app.
• July 2017, Equifax data breach—a quick calculation tells us that the 143 million potentially affected makes up a full 44 percent of the country’s total adult population.
• May 2017, WannaCry ransomware attack—this attack will go down in the books as one of the most successful malware campaigns in history.

So yeah, now more than ever you need to be educating yourself about how preventive cybersecurity strategies can keep you safe in a digital world of malicious criminals and hackers.

Cybersecurity awareness tips

1. Enable two-factor authentication
   1. This will make it harder for someone to access any of your accounts.
   2. This added layer of security can make a big impact.
2. Check a website’s SSL Certificate before using
   1. This will ensure the website is safe to use.
   2. Beware—hackers can copy a safe site if you click on a malware link. For example, links found in phishing emails.
3. Never save credit card information online
   1. This is a great basic tip to keep your bank account information secure.
   2. If that site is ever compromised, your card information will be, too.
4. Up your password game
   1. Think of a long password (10+ characters). Using a sentence instead of random letters is much more efficient. For example: eattacosonthe9th!!
   2. Never use the same password on different accounts.
   3. Never write down your passwords and store in a Word file; use password vault software instead.
5. Think twice before clicking an email link
   1. Not all links are created equal. Some seemingly safe links can wreak havoc.
   2. Phishing emails are becoming harder to detect. Look into social engineering training.

These basic tips can help you, your employees, and your business stay more protected when using your computer.

Emerald City Solutions is an information security company offering high-grade, professional IT business solutions using cutting-edge technology to help our customers modernize their business, protect valuable assets, and improve business connectivity. For more tips and tricks, check out Emerald City Solutions’ weekly blog or give them a call at 206.340.1616 to learn more about IT and cybersecurity services for your business.

Historically, our industry has participated in and helped to perpetuate racist housing policies that have harmed generations of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Those impacts—and some of the policies themselves—still linger today.

Our association strives to ensure all people can attain housing. To achieve that goal and right these wrongs, we must condemn racism and discrimination in all its forms and face our troubling past.

In that spirit, we encourage you to read Codifying Prejudice: A Local History of Racist Housing Policy, featured in our Fall 2020 issue of Master Builder magazine, and the accompanying Twitter thread. We also invite you to explore the following sources and additional resources below.

We welcome your feedback at ksims@mbaks.com.
 

Seattle’s Founding & Anti-Duwamish Discrimination

• History of the Duwamish Tribe, Duwamish Tribal Services
• Seattle Board of Trustees Passes Ordinance Calling for Removal of Indians, Jennifer Ott, HistoryLink.org
• Native Landscape: The Rich Layer of Indigenous History Under Seattle’s Skin, Mary Ann Gwinn, The Seattle Times
• The Man Who Burned Down Chief Seattle’s Lodge, David Lewis, Seattle Weekly
• Seattle Pioneers Petition Against a Reservation on the Black River for the Duwamish Tribe, David Wilma, HistoryLink.org

Early Anti-Chinese Discrimination

• Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, History.com
• 1885 Sleeping Space Ordinance (Item #7), Seattle Municipal Archives
• Mobs Forcibly Expel Most of Seattle's Chinese Residents, Phil Dougherty, HistoryLink.org
• Anti-Chinese Activism in Seattle, Walt Crowley, HistoryLink.org
• Hidden History of Anti-Chinese Violence, Feliks Banel, MyNorthwest
• Anti-Chinese Riots in Seattle, 1886, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, captioned illustrations and photographs, MOHAI
• The No Place Project; documenting racism, oppression, and violence against early Chinese immigrants; Tim Greyhavens

Japanese Internment, Federally & Locally

• 1938 Anti-Japanese Mount Baker Improvement Club Letter (item #74), Seattle Municipal Archives
• World War II Japanese American Internment in Seattle & King County, David Takami, HistoryLink.org

• Ugly History: Japanese American Incarceration Camps, Densho and TED-Ed, YouTube
• Abundant Dreams Diverted, Sharon Boswell and Lorraine McConaghy, The Seattle Times
• How Bellevue Businessmen Who Stoked Fears Benefited After Japanese American Incarceration, Alia Marsha, The Seattle Globalist
• After Internment: Seattle’s Debate Over Japanese Americans' Right to Return Home, Jennifer Speidel, Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project
• The Injustice of Japanese-American Internment Camps Resonates Strongly to This Day, T.A. Frail, Smithsonian Magazine

The Birth of Single-Family Zoning

• The Neglected Case of Buchanan v. Warley, David E. Bernstein, SCOTUSblog
• The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, Chapter 3, Racial Zoning; Richard Rothstein
• Expert Shows Benefits of a Zoning Law; Chicago Commerce, Volume 15, page 25; October 18, 1919
• Guide to the Comprehensive Plan in Seattle, Seattle Municipal Archives
• 1923 Zoning Ordinance, Map, and Commission Poster (Items #54 a-c), Seattle Municipal Archives
• This Is How You Slow-Walk Into a Housing Shortage, Mike Eliason, Sightline Institute
• Dream Homes in All Shapes and Sizes: The Fall and Rise of Multifamily Housing, James Slone, Master Builder Magazine
• The Racial Segregation of American Cities Was Anything but Accidental, Katie Nodjimbadem, Smithsonian Magazine

Social Enforcement, Covenants & the Legacy of J.L. Grandey

• Racial Restrictive Covenants History: Enforcing Neighborhood Segregation in Seattle, Catherine Silva, Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project
• Racial Restrictive Covenants Database: Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Restrictions Across King County, Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project
• Queen Anne Park Race-Restricted Covenant, Grantor J.L. Grandey Inc., Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project
• Prosch’s Queen Anne Addition Race-Restricted Covenant, Executor J.L. Grandey Inc., Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project
• Queen Anne Park: The Story of a Neighborhood, Florence Helliesen, Queen Anne Historical Society
• MBAKS Past Presidents, 1920s

• How Public Policy Intentionally Segregated American Homeowners, Niskanen Center
• How Real Estate Segregated America, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Dissent Magazine

Redlining, Mortgages & the FHA

• The History of Redlining, Beatrix Lockwood, ThoughtCo.
• A 'Forgotten History' of How the U.S. Government Segregated America, Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR
• The Persistent Structure of Segregation and Economic Inequality, Bruce Mitchell Ph.D. and Juan Franco, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
• A History of Racial Justice: Redlining, Equal Justice Initiative

• The History of Redlining in Seattle, KCTS9, YouTube
• Redlining in Seattle, Seattle Municipal Archives
• Redlining and Disinvestment in Central Seattle, The Central Seattle Community Council Federation, Seattle Municipal Archives
• Home Owners' Loan Corporation Security Map and Area Descriptions, Seattle, 1936, National Archives and Seattle Public Library Special Collections Online
• Home Owners' Loan Corporation Racial Map, Seattle, 1936, National Archives and Seattle Public Library Special Collections Online
• Houses in Seattle’s Central District, captioned photographs, MOHAI

Seattle’s Open Housing Campaign

• The Seattle Open Housing Campaign, 1959-1968, Seattle Municipal Archives
• Anti-Discrimination March, Seattle, June 15, 1963, Image 1, Image 2, captioned photographs, MOHAI
• Civil Rights Marches, Seattle, March 1964, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, captioned photograph, MOHAI
• 1964 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Protest Against Picture Floor Plans Inc. (Items #98 a-b), Seattle Municipal Archives

Lingering Impacts

• The Rise and Dramatic Fall of King County’s Black Homeowners, Gene Balk, The Seattle Times
• Seattle Was Named After a Tribal Chief. Now His Descendants Own Less Than an Acre of City Land. Gregory Scruggs, The Washington Post
• Seattle's Ugly Past: Segregation in Our Neighborhoods, Knute Berger, Seattle Magazine
• Why Is Seattle So Racially Segregated? Jamala Henderson, KUOW
• Language in Seattle-Area Rental Ads Divides Neighborhoods Along Racial Lines, UW Study Finds, Katherine Khashimova Long, The Seattle Times
• Seattle Household Net Worth Ranks Among Top in Nation—but Wealth Doesn’t Reach Everyone, Gene Balk, The Seattle Times
• Here's Why Rich Seattle Schools Can Afford Extra Teachers and Fancy Gadgets, Isolde Raftery, KUOW
• The Devaluation of Assets in Black Neighborhoods; Andre Perry, Jonathan Rothwell, and David Harshbarger; Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and Gallup
• Zoning Is the Key to Understanding Seattle Housing, Ana Sofia Knauf, The Evergrey
• How Seattle Designed Neighborhood Plans to Inhibit Inclusivity, Part 1 and Part 2, Mike Eliason, The Urbanist
• Seattle’s Residential Real Estate Industry Is Talking About Race and Wrestling With Some History, Katherine Khashimova Long, The Seattle Times
• The Making of Ferguson: Public Policies at the Root of its Troubles, Richard Rothstein, Economic Policy Institute

Contact:
Stephanie Giralmo, Public Relations & Media Manager
Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
p 425.457.7067

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Master Builders Association President Aims to Continue Association's Legacy as Trusted Source for Homebuilders

“I am thrilled and honored to be serving as President of the Board of Directors,” said Tenhulzen. “After 25 years of being a member, I continue to be inspired by people around me who selflessly give their time to help continue the success of the association.”

With a degree in Exercise Physiology and Business focused on Ergonomics from Washington State University and a Master’s in Human Resources from Southern New Hampshire University, Tenhulzen began her career in Corporate Wellness. Tenhulzen then transitioned into the homebuilding industry when she started her own safety and consulting company, Safety Resource Management and Consulting. She sold her company and joined Tenhulzen Residential seven years later and now serves as the Executive Producer where she oversees the business operations, which includes Human Resources, Sales, and Safety Management.

“Our goal is to build homes, not barriers,” stated Tenhulzen. “The advocacy work that the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties does will help generations to come set down roots in the wonderful region we call home.”

Tenhulzen is an active member of the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club and enjoys watching her son Matthew play football. In their spare time the Tenhulzen family enjoy hiking, skiing, cooking and going on long walks with Isabelle, their black lab.

About MBAKS

Founded in 1909 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) is the nation’s oldest and largest local homebuilders’ association. Like our founders, our members continue to take a leading role in all facets of homebuilding and support the planning for a growing region. From new technology to advances in sustainability, from collaborative public policy efforts to investing in our communities, our commitment to a thriving, inclusive and well-planned region never wavers. We are the professional homebuilders, architects, remodelers, tradespeople (carpenters, framers, roofers, plumbers, electricians), planners and engineers, suppliers, manufacturers, and sales and marketing professionals in your community who believe everyone deserves access to a healthy and productive place to call home.

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