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Passwordless is Possible!

Tech giants Apple, Google, and Microsoft announced last month that they have committed to building support for passwordless sign-in across all of the mobile, desktop, and browser platforms that they control in the coming year. Effectively, this means that passwordless authentication will come to all major device platforms in the not too [...]

Latest Phishing Campaign Targets US Government, Exploits Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability

The latest vulnerability comes in the form of a phishing email, pretending to be an offer of a raise in compensation, including an attached Word Document (RTF file). Once activated, the malware then checks if the system is a virtual machine, stealing information from multiple web browsers, mail clients, and file [...]

Is Your PC Ready For The Holiday Weekend?

Summer kick-off is a couple days away!  Before you sign off for the long weekend, implement these simple steps to ensure your computer is updated, secure and refreshed upon return. What You Should Do Before you shut down for the holiday weekend, it's important to have your workstation in [...]

Heading to a Passwordless World

We've been promised the end of password-based logins on the internet for a very long time, but now it seems that promise may finally be fulfilled.  The FIDO Alliance, an industry group aimed at standardizing authentication methods online, announced that its passwordless sign-on method has received support from the big browser builders: Apple, [...]

Deadline Approaching – Lock-In Office 365 Pricing Now to Avoid Increase

As of July 1, 2022, clients need to lock-in their Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions for 1 year or be subject to a 20% price increase. This change is part of Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience (NCE) subscription model, implemented March 2022. This new model brings a price increase to monthly subscribers of Microsoft’s [...]

Welcome World Password Day 2022!

It's the first Thursday in May and while many are celebrating Cinco De Mayo, at BMT we are rejoicing National Password Day!!  We commemorate this special day with some tips to help you stay safe online! 3 Tips You Can Use Now to Improve Online Security Passwordless Sign-In.  Yes, [...]

Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience and What it Means to You

Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience (NCE) subscription model will be implemented in March 2022. This new model brings a price increase to commercial and business users of Microsoft’s software as a service (SaaS) offerings. Beginning in March, new orders will have to go through the new pricing model (below), and [...]

Apple Inc. Targeted In $50 Million REvil Ransomware Attack

REvil ransomware has targeted Apple Inc. in a $50 million ransomware attack.  The attack happened just hours before Apple's Spring Loaded event, its first hardware announcement event of the year.  The notorious ransomware gang REvil said they had stolen data and schematics from Apple supplier Quanta Computer about unreleased products and [...]

Vote for Microsoft’s New Default Font

Time to say goodbye to Calibri!  After nearly 15 years, Microsoft is replacing its default font and is sourcing feedback for selecting the new one via Twitter.  The company has commissioned five new custom typefaces to replace Calibri (sadly no Comic Sans) and is asking the public to vote [...]

It’s National Password Day, Let’s Celebrate!

How do you create a password that can't be cracked in 7.5 million years? Which are the most common mistakes while creating passwords?  In honor of National Password Day, we have come up with some useful videos, tips and promos - all to help you keep your online accounts [...]

Announcing BMT’s New Video Series – 2-Minute Tuesday

Welcome to our new video series, 2-Minute Tuesday!  Every Tuesday we will feature a new video clip - this time-saving tip, trick or best practice is designed to keep you learning something new about Microsoft 365 each week. This Tuesday we highlight how to schedule a Microsoft Teams Meeting [...]

Importance of Changing Forgotten Passwords

Following Ubiquiti’s security incident and its subsequent recommendation to change your router/admin password and enable multi-factor authentication (2FA), we thought this would be a good opportunity to remind you of the importance of changing passwords regularly, especially those not used frequently and often forgotten. Wireless routers are an easy gateway [...]

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