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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: , , , , |

Using the Microsoft Passwordless Feature

Microsoft is leading the initiative of the passwordless sign in, recently introducing the ability to access accounts without using a password.    This new feature allows users to log into Microsoft accounts—Windows PC, Xbox, Outlook email, OneDrive storage, and more—passwordless.  The traditional password method remains an option for Microsoft [...]

By |2021-09-28T12:21:12-05:00September 27th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, News|Tags: , , |

T-Mobile Breach: Timeline of Events

Earlier this week (8/17), mobile telecom provider T-Mobile announced they were breached.  The incident allegedly involved data from 100 million customers, Vice reports, though T-Mobile points to a 40 million figure — mostly involving former and prospective customers.  Here is a recap of events: Sunday, August 15: Vice reports [...]

By |2021-08-20T13:16:49-05:00August 20th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, News|Tags: , , |

Your Identity Was Stolen. Now What?

It can happen to anyone.  Last year, $16.9 billion was lost as a result of identity fraud, according to the 2020 Identity Fraud Study from research and advisory firm Javelin. In the first half of 2020 alone, 571,188 identity theft reports were made to the Federal Trade Commission, and people [...]

By |2021-08-19T10:31:18-05:00August 17th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, Catch IT, CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , |

Facebook Security Settings You Need to Activate Now

Having your Facebook account hacked is a nightmare.  If you become a victim of compromise, there is no customer support at the social media giant - no phone number, no email.  Your only option is to report the hacked account through Facebook's website.  Frustrations have become so high, some [...]

By |2021-08-05T08:07:42-05:00August 4th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, Catch IT, CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , |

Latest Microsoft Vulnerability – PrintNightmare

Microsoft recently revealed it had identified a severe vulnerability in its operating system that could let hackers delete data on your PC, install programs, or even create new user accounts with full control permissions for themselves. The flaw, dubbed PrintNightmare, affects the Windows Print Spooler service, which is what [...]

By |2021-07-14T09:33:56-05:00July 9th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, Catch IT, CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , |

BMT Response to Kaseya Attack

As you have likely heard, this past Friday a flood of ransomware hit hundreds of companies around the world. The victims all had something in common: a key piece of network management and remote control software developed by U.S. technology firm Kaseya. We wanted to reassure you we were not one of the [...]

By |2021-07-07T11:58:57-05:00July 7th, 2021|Categories: BMT Announcement, CyberSecurity, News|Tags: , , , , |
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