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LastPass Free Limits Device Usage

We’ve been recommending LastPass as a password manager for years now. It is highly rated and the import premium security features such as 2-Factor Authentication support & location awareness have always been free. However LastPass just released news on some important changes, effective March 16, LastPass Free users will [...]

COMB: Over 3.2 Billion Unique Email and Password Combinations Leaked

More bad news: your password has likely been leaked online.  This recently announced breach, dubbed “Compilation of Many Breaches'' (COMB), doesn’t appear to be a new breach; rather, as the name suggests, it’s a compilation of multiple breaches.  Unique to this breach, the mammoth compilation of hacked data was [...]

Catch-IT: Keep Conversations Private With Signal Secure Chat

Want Conversations Kept Private? Check Out Signal Secure Messaging App Messaging App Signal has gained recent popularity as one of its biggest competitors, WhatsApp, announced it would require data sharing with its parent company, Facebook, beginning February 8. Signal is a free, privacy-focused messaging and voice talk app you [...]

Service Spotlight – Free Email Link Protection

Say Goodbye to Phishing, Malware, and Ransomware with Enhanced Link Protection Did You Know? BMT recently added Email Link Protection services to our portfolio, through our partnership with Appriver,  a Zix company. The service is being provided for FREE to our IT Essentials Managed Service Clients as our aim [...]

Are Identity Theft Services Like LifeLock Worth It?

Americans were victims of identity theft 13 million times in 2019, losing $16.9 billion, Javelin Strategy & Research found. The crimes involved included credit-card fraud, misuse of Social Security numbers and full-on impersonation. Account takeovers were up 72% over the previous year, and openings of fraudulent checking and savings accounts [...]

The Cost of Sophistication – Phishing 2021

According to a recent IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, small businesses have been hit especially hard by data breaches. Their losses average over $2.5 million, which can be significant for a company making $50 million or less in annual revenue and make survival after the breach difficult. [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Share Securely with Citrix ShareFile and Echoworx

The issue of internet security has never been more prevalent than it is today. With frequent online security breaches being reported in the news, businesses have a reason to be concerned about the content they host, share and receive on the internet. Particularly, if you or your clients [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – The Importance of Patch Management

We'll end Week 3 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting the importance of Patch Management. Businesses of all sizes must contend with a constant stream of patches and updates to keep their IT infrastructure operational and secure. Despite the vital importance of making proactive updates to software and firmware, few [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Importance of Office 365 Backup

We'll begin Week 3 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting Office 365 Backup. Do you have control of your Office 365 data, access to all the items you need? The common reaction is, "yes, Microsoft takes care of it all". The misconception that Microsoft fully backups your data on [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Affordable Threat Detection

Closing out Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting Perch, a community defense platform that allows small and midsize businesses to consume and automate whatever intelligence sources they choose – all without purchasing expensive security tools or increasing staff. It works with all of your existing endpoint protection [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Employee Training

Kicking off Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting the best way for employees to protect themselves and the company against cyber attacks and threats, Cybersecurity Awareness Training. Despite firewalls and other security software, employees (email) are still the most common entry points for phishers. Through training, staff can [...]

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – 2FA

We are closing out Week 1 (10/5-10/9) of Cybersecurity Awareness Month by highlighting a free tool that drastically reduces your chance of becoming a victim of fraud, data loss and identity theft. Adding just a few extra seconds to your day, 2-Factor Authentication is one of the best ways to [...]

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