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Celebrate World Backup Day!

March 31, 2017 marks the sixth anniversary of World Backup Day.  Six years of generating awareness about the importance of protection from data loss and doing data backup.  Don’t be an April Fool – be sure to back up your data this Friday! Leading Causes of Data Loss Hardware Malfunctions [...]

By |2018-01-02T12:38:54-05:00March 29th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Top 5 Reasons Why Your Business Should Adopt a BYOD Policy

Bring your own device (BYOD) is an organizational arrangement that permits workers to utilize their own cell phones, tablets, and portable PCs in the work environment. Traditionally, company-owned devices are provided to employees, but a growing number of businesses are opting for a BYOD policy for a variety of reasons. [...]

By |2018-05-16T15:06:20-05:00February 22nd, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: |

Solid State Drives – Longevity tips

While they can make an old SATA based system run faster than it did when newly purchased, the Achilles heal of Solid State Drives (SSDs) is the amount of data that can be written to them. While late model SSDs will last hundreds if not thousands of years there are still [...]

By |2019-07-31T12:41:45-05:00February 22nd, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: , |

World Backup Day 2016

On the eve of April Fools consider this: 30% of people have never backed up 113 Phones are lost or stolen every minute 29% of disasters are caused by accident 1 in 10 computers is infected with viruses each month. 9 in 10 businesses have not reviewed their backup plan in [...]

By |2018-05-18T09:48:26-05:00March 31st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Fingerprint Biometric Security Hacked

Threat: Researchers at Michigan State University have developed a method to print scans of lifted fingerprints using a common inkjet printer.  Anyone in possession of this print can unlock the associated device. While the ink and paper must be of a special type (AgIC) they are readily available from online retailers, as are latent fingerprint kits. Risk: Fingerprint biometric security [...]

By |2018-05-18T09:59:25-05:00March 10th, 2016|Categories: CyberSecurity, News|Tags: |

New Look, New Level

Over a quarter of a century ago, BMT began with a core mission: industry-leading IT performance. That means working for the needs of the businesses and aligning IT solutions to achieve business goals. That means staying ahead of the curve with the latest software, the greatest security measures, and the smartest solutions for our customers. Fast forward into the future, and we’re leading the way by providing tomorrow’s solutions today.

By |2018-05-18T10:13:41-05:00May 1st, 2015|Categories: BMT Announcement, News|

5 Million Google Accounts leaked?

The Internet is buzzing this afternoon with the revelation that 5 milllion Google Accounts/Passwords have been leaked online; originally to several Russian forums. Coincidentally, a Russian hosted website "isleaked.com" was created 2 days ago and allows people to check if their account is on the list. The website does work [...]

By |2018-05-18T10:19:28-05:00September 10th, 2014|Categories: News|

Boot to Desktop in Windows 8.1

Microsoft brought back the boot to desktop ability in the latest update to their Windows 8 Operating System, 8.1. The preview for this update is available now in the Microsoft Store.

By |2018-05-21T14:11:08-05:00September 11th, 2013|Categories: News|
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