CyberSecurity

Beware of new Android malware hiding in popular apps

A new Android Trojan could be targeting your brand-new device. Even more terrifyingly, it was distributed on the Google Play Store. The virus is posing as innocent apps related to health, games, horoscope, and productivity. Google has removed those apps from the Play Store, but not before they were [...]

By |2024-01-08T14:16:03-05:00January 4th, 2024|Categories: BMT Announcement, News|Tags: , , , , , |

Check Out the Latest BMT Video!

We are celebrating the start of 2024 with a fresh, new look. Please take a moment to check out our new video that highlights our portfolio of services. We encourage you reach out with any IT needs now and in the future. We look forward to continually providing you with [...]

By |2023-12-19T15:40:41-05:00December 19th, 2023|Categories: BMT Announcement, News|Tags: , , , , , |

Catch-IT: Turning Off iPhone’s New NameDrop Feature

Installed as part of the latest iPhone iOS 17 update, NameDrop allows users to share contact information with any other iPhone by holding the phones close together.  Although it makes sharing contacts easier, some people are leery of the potential risks. How Does NameDrop work? All one has to do [...]

Google to Start Deleting Inactive Accounts This Week

Act now if you want to keep your old Google accounts. Starting this week (12/1),  Google will start deleting inactive Google accounts, it said, and all their contents, including Gmail messages, Photos, Calendar appointments, Contacts records, YouTube videos and Drive documents. If an account hasn't been used or signed [...]

By |2023-11-27T12:43:47-05:00November 27th, 2023|Categories: BMT Announcement, News|Tags: , , , , , |

Callback Phishing

The FBI has recently issued an advisory about the increasing threat of callback phishing, a sophisticated cyberattack tactic. Unlike traditional phishing, callback phishing doesn't include a malicious link in the email. Instead, callback phishing features a prominent phone number, urging the recipient to call for an urgent matter. The [...]

By |2023-11-22T12:37:39-05:00November 21st, 2023|Categories: BMT Announcement, News|Tags: , , , , |

BMT Named Top Cybersecurity Company in NJ by NJBIZ Reader Rankings

Business Machine Technologies, Inc. (BMT) is proud to announce we have earned the top spot on the 2023 NJBIZ Reader Rankings list of New Jersey’s Leading Cybersecurity Companies. The designation comes as part of the business journal’s annual Reader Rankings, which are decided by nominations from readers. BMT also earned the #1 position [...]

By |2023-11-13T13:15:31-05:00November 13th, 2023|Categories: Awards, BMT Announcement, News|Tags: , , |

The Award for 2023 Most Impersonated Brand Goes to….

Microsoft! Phishing continues to lead the pack when it comes to online threats, with the FBI reporting more than 300,000 attacks last year alone. How are these attacks still so successful, despite better security tools and an increase in security awareness training? This is partially a result of cybercriminals knowing what may prompt [...]

Beware of the ‘Say Yes’ phone scam

What is the 'Say Yes' phone scam? The "Say Yes" phone scam is a type of fraud where a person receives a call from an unknown number. If they answer it, the robocaller on the other end of the line will ask a question that prompts the victim to say "yes." [...]

10 Signs Your Computer Has a Virus

Like the real thing, computer viruses replicate themselves, spreading through your operating system and network. At the same time, the virus is wreaking havoc: it can damage programs, delete files, and make devastating changes to your hard drive, all of which can result in reduced performance. Some viruses will even crash [...]

Free Tools for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is a great month for many reasons, but at BMT we especially like this time of the year as it celebrates something that should be an important part of any business culture, cybersecurity awareness.  While usually an afterthought until it happens, cyberattacks are increasing at a significant pace.  [...]

LUCR-3: Scattered Spider Getting SaaS-y in the Cloud

LUCR-3 overlaps with groups such as Scattered Spider, Oktapus, UNC3944, and STORM-0875 and is a financially motivated attacker that leverages the Identity Provider (IDP) as initial access into an environment with the goal of stealing Intellectual Property (IP) for extortion. LUCR-3 targets Fortune 2000 companies across various sectors, including [...]

By |2023-10-02T12:24:03-05:00October 2nd, 2023|Categories: BMT Announcement|Tags: |

Researchers Uncover New GPU Side-Channel Vulnerability Leaking Sensitive Data

A novel side-channel attack called GPU.zip renders virtually all modern graphics processing units (GPU) vulnerable to information leakage. "This channel exploits an optimization that is data dependent, software transparent, and present in nearly all modern GPUs: graphical data compression," a group of academics from the University of Texas at [...]

By |2023-09-27T12:28:07-05:00September 27th, 2023|Categories: BMT Announcement|Tags: |
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