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New Google Chrome Warning Issued for Billions of Users

Google has urged Chrome users to update as yet another emergency security fix is released. Google has confirmed multiple new vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chrome that impact the browser across all major platforms. Google confirmed the vulnerabilities on its Chrome blog post, revealing 30 new security flaws have been [...]

Bidding on Government Infrastructure Projects? What You Need to Know to Win!

$1.2 Trillion in Funding Up For Grabs, Don't Miss Out! Guidelines and project information was recently released for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  With $1.2 trillion in funding being given to local communities, contractors will soon have the opportunity to [...]

Google Releases Emergency Chrome Security Update

Google has urged Chrome users to update as yet another emergency security fix is released. Google issued yet another emergency security update for all 3.2 billion users of the Chrome web browser. The third such update, which discloses a single high-severity vulnerability, to be rushed out in three weeks.  [...]

How to Easily Set Up 2-Factor Authentication (2FA)

BMT's How-To Series! How to Easily Set Up 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) Download the Authenticator App you want to use. Visit the application/program you want to enable 2FA. Visit the Setting section of that app and then Security>Two-Factor Authentication (set-up may vary a bit per app) Reenter your password. Then, find [...]

5 Gmail Tricks You Should Know

Using These Gmail Tricks?  If not, you should! Did you know 300.4 billion emails were sent and received every day in 2020?  And, Gmail accounts for 1.8 billion of the 5.6 billion active email accounts.  Like most programs, it's hard to know all the features available.  Here are 5 [...]

5 Signs You Need to Find a New Managed Service Provider

5 Signs That Your Current MSP May Not Be The Right Choice For You If any of these things sound familiar, it's time to look for another IT provider 1) Lack of Communication Calls and emails being ignored at the most important times? Constantly need to follow up with [...]

Kaspersky antivirus software added to US national security risk list

Antivirus software maker Kaspersky Labs has been added to a federal list of companies that pose “an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States.”   The announcement from the US regulator comes only weeks after Germany's Federal Office for Information Security advised all citizens to avoid downloading [...]

What Would You Do If You Lost Everything?

Hardware Failure, Data Corruption and Viruses are Looming.  What is Your Plan?? One of the safest, most affordable options to keeping your data safe is backing up to the cloud. A smart alternative to storing data on your office computers or tape drives, the cloud offers many benefits: Affordability – [...]

By |2022-03-30T14:41:18-05:00March 30th, 2022|Categories: BMT Announcement, News|

How to Use a Password Manager

Welcome to BMT's How-To Series! How to Use a Password Manager Download a Password Manager Program. We recommend Bitwarden, LastPass or 1Password. Create a Master Password (we recommend using a passphrase) for your new program. Start logging into accounts and saving passwords to the Password Manager. Begin changing your passwords to ones that are [...]

US Corporations Advised to Strengthen Cybersecurity Practices. What Should you Do?

Two days ago, The White House released a fact sheet offering guidance on how to prevent future cyberattacks.  We've summarized into five things you should implement now to best protect critical services. Implement Company-Wide Multi-Factor Authentication Back up your Data to the Cloud Invest in a Strong Antivirus Program [...]

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