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12 Days of What to Look For – Day 6, Don’t Save Credit Card Info Online

We move on to Day 6...Don't Save Your Credit Card Info Online! “Would you like to store this card information online for future use?”  With the constant growth of online shopping, most of us have seen this message. And the option to save payment information is a no-brainer for [...]

Log4j Vulnerability

By now, you have probably heard about the recent Log4j vulnerability. First, what is Log4j?   Log4j is a framework software developers use to record user activity and the behavior of applications for subsequent review. Distributed free by the nonprofit Apache Software Foundation, Log4j has been downloaded millions of times [...]

12 Days of What to Look For – Day 5, Enable MFA

On Day 5 of our countdown we make this wish to you...Enable MFA! Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is one of the easiest things you can do to protect your online assets.  MFA enhances your organization's security by requiring your users to identify themselves by more than a username and [...]

12 Days of What to Look For – Day 4, Verify Your Source!

As we countdown to Day 4, we continue to enforce...Verify Your Source! Especially when shopping online, it's important to verify the source you are purchasing from.  Any online store that allows you to make a purchase should be secured, meaning you’ll see “https://” at the beginning of its URL [...]

12 Days of What to Look For – Day 3, Watch Your Accounts!

The Third Holiday Tip That BMT Brings to You...Watch Your Accounts! Keep a close eye on your bank and credit card accounts.   You can make this task easier by limiting your holiday shopping to a single credit card and email address. Doing so will also reduce the risk of [...]

12 Days of What to Look For – Day 2, No Autofill

The Second Holiday Tip That BMT Sends to You...No Autofilll! When you save your username and password on a website, your password manager remembers them. From that point forward, it will attempt to automatically fill them into username and password boxes it sees on that website. This makes signing [...]

Top Holiday Scams for 2021 – 12 Days of What to Look For

Tis the season of scamming!  While most of us are enjoying time with friends and family, the bad guys are preying on the increase of online payments and web usage during the holidays.  We decided to take 12 days this holiday season and provide some quick tips and things [...]

Natural Disaster Survival Guide – Winter Storms

Disaster #1 - Extreme Storms Did you know in the Northeast businesses typically lose 1-3 days of work every winter season? These events are unplanned and not budgeted so it’s a company-wide loss in production and profits.  As we head into the storm season, what type of technology plan do you have in place?  Extreme Storms [...]

By |2021-12-01T13:33:18-05:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , |

Office 365 to Boost Default Protection for all Users

Microsoft is rolling out Built-In Protection to Defender for Office 365, a new feature that would automatically enable recommended settings and policies to make sure all new and existing users get at least a basic level of protection.  Microsoft Defender for Office 365 provides Office 365 enterprise email accounts with [...]

By |2021-11-29T11:57:15-05:00November 24th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, Catch IT, CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , |

Natural Disaster Survival Guide – Flood

Disaster #1 - Flood The severity and length of business disruptions caused by flooding can vary considerably.  Even a relatively small flood can have a very disruptive impact on a business, putting some or all of a business’s technology infrastructure out of commission.  To be prepared for extended or [...]

By |2021-11-18T14:41:38-05:00November 18th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , |

Windows 11 Patch Released to Fix Features Failing to Load

A headache for early Windows 11 adopters, Microsoft has fixed several features that were failing to load after an expired certificate was recently discovered.  Some Windows 11 users haven’t been able to open apps like the Snipping Tool, touch keyboard, or emoji panel since a certificate expired on October [...]

By |2021-11-10T12:49:36-05:00November 9th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, Catch IT, CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , |

Google Enforcing Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): What You Need to Know

For years, the BMT team has been touting the importance of implement two-factor authentication (2FA) on accounts.  A simple yet necessary additional layer of security, 2FA utilizes two forms of authentication - Knowledge-based authentication verifies the user’s identity based on “something they know”, such as passwords, security codes, and answers to [...]

By |2021-10-28T12:41:25-05:00October 28th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, Catch IT, CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , |
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