CyberSecurity

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: , , , , |

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: , , , , |

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 [...]

Microsoft Releases Updates for Exploits Found in Exchange Server Software

Four exploits found in Microsoft’s Exchange Server software have reportedly led to over 30,000 US governmental and commercial organizations having their emails hacked, according to a report by KrebsOnSecurity.  Patches have been released by Microsoft, but security experts say that the detection and cleanup process will be a massive effort for [...]

30,000 Macs infected with new Silver Sparrow malware

“Silver Sparrow” has infected nearly 30,000 Macs worldwide—and has been dubbed a “reasonably serious threat” by researchers at Red Canary, but those same security experts say they still aren’t exactly sure what the virus plans to do.  It’s a unique threat, in that the malware runs an hourly check to a control [...]

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