Look out Phishing, here comes Smishing! There’s a new scam in town! Although the name may sound funny, becoming a victim is not joke. “Smishing” is an identity theft scheme that involves sending consumers text messages containing a link to a fraudulent website or phone number in an attempt to [...]
The challenges of cybersecurity are changing the business landscape. As the risks associated with a data breach continue to rise, businesses are taking a closer look at their existing protocols and implementing formal risk assessments, policies and standards. Proactive companies not only audit themselves, but also look at vendors [...]
For people using the following versions of Windows, make sure you have the following patches installed on your machine: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 - KB4012598 Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 - KB4012212 OR KB4012215 Windows Server 2012 - KB4012214 OR KB4012217 Windows 8.1 and Windows Server [...]
Threat: Critical Intel Chip Vulnerability from manufactures including: HP, Lenovo, Fujitsu, Dell, & Intel, allow hackers to remotely control the computer. Even if the PC is switched off! Real World Scenarios: A hacker can remotely: capture the keystrokes of your PC thereby stealing usernames and passwords. corrupt the BIOS making [...]
Over the past several months, there has been an uptick in cyber incident reports involving the exploitation of IP ports that are commonly used for remote access. Vulnerable ports are exposed to hackers who can easily find a point of entry and respond with ransomware attacks and other network [...]
Hackers are getting sophisticated when it comes to phishing scams. Recently, Google Gmail and Microsoft Office users were targets of a phishing attack that included graphics and a login page that were nearly identical to the mentioned providers. These improved tactics increase the likelihood of recipients falling victim to the [...]
Western Digital (WD) Corporation network-attached storage owners were warned of critical flaws in the company’s My Cloud line of hardware that exposed data stored on the devices to attack. The flaws impact a dozen Western Digital drives that could allow remote adversaries to bypass logins, insert commands, upload files without permission, and gain control [...]
Hackers have crafted a new Google Chrome scam that could infect your computer with malware. A popup, which contains the message “The ‘HoeflerText’ font wasn’t found,” urges users to download an updated “Chrome Font Pack” to their computers. The update, however, is actually a malware download. How You Can Avoid [...]
Threat: Several Netgear routers are vulnerable to remote hacking. Real World Scenarios: A hacker can take over your router and use it for other nefarious purposes. While compromised the router would most likely perform poorly affecting your Internet Access. Mitigation: Here's what you can do - Check for updates for your router [...]
Threat: Google security experts have reported a critical security flaw in Adobe and Windows products. The Windows flaw is confirmed by Microsoft not to have a patch yet. A flaw without a patch is called a Zero-Day flaw. Microsoft promises one in the monthly release this Tuesday Nov. 8'th. Google says, [...]
Don't open another picture on your iPhone until you apply the latest update to the device. From the security notice accompanying the 10.1 update - "Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG file may lead to arbitrary code execution" http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207271 Plain English - Potentially, any image you view on your phone through: Facebook, Snapchat, [...]
Google has released a new version of their popular Chrome browser. The new release, version 53, includes fixes for several critical security flaws. We recommend updating Google Chrome as soon as possible. To do so: Open Google Chrome. Click the 3 vertically-aligned dots under the X in the upper right hand corner. [...]
1 South Corporate Drive, Riverdale, NJ 07457
CALL: +1-973-276-0808
FAX: 973-248-6645
EMAIL: info@bmtcorp.com
NJ Service Areas
All work performed by Business Machine Technologies Inc. shall be subject to the terms of the Master Services Agreement which can be reviewed at www.bmtcorp.com/MSA
For 30+ years we have been dedicated to providing the highest levels of customer service, expert support, and the best in technology solutions to our clients.
