CyberSecurity

What Is Cyber Insurance and Why Is It Important?

With the ongoing growth of cyberattacks and ransomware, cyber insurance is becoming a must-have for businesses. As a leading Managed Security Service provider, BMT works with clients to deploy and manage the services that carriers require to provide coverage. What Does Cybersecurity Insurance Cover? Policies cover costs associated with [...]

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 [...]

Removing Your Personal Information From Google Searches

With our private data scattered all over the internet, it's inevitable that some personal information will end up in Google search results. Fortunately, Google has a process that allows individuals to request certain search results be removed.  In April, the company added new categories of information that could be removed upon [...]

QR Code Safety – 5 Tips to Keep Safe

QR codes saw a resurgence during the pandemic, as more people took extra steps to keep their hands clean and touchless technologies gained ground at restaurants and retailers.  While convenient, QR codes come with security risks.  Like any other link, the codes can be the first step in a [...]

Cybersecurity Measures to Protect Against New Critical Threats

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a bulletin warning organizations of recent cyber threats and how to best combat and protect against these intrusions.  These recent attacks include website defacement and destructive malware, resulting in damage to critical infrastructure. What Should You Do? Here are steps [...]

Beware of BadUSB, the latest cyberattack comes via USPS

The FBI recently put out a warning that cybercriminal group FIN7, has started mailing USB drives filled with "BadUSB" malware to various companies.  There are two variations of packages: Those imitating HHS [US Department of Health and Human Services ], often accompanied by letters referencing COVID-19 guidelines and enclosed [...]

Update – Log4j Vulnerability

A joint Cybersecurity Advisory was recently released by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), the Computer Emergency Response Team New Zealand (CERT NZ), the New Zealand National Cyber [...]

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 [...]

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: , , , , |
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