construction/property management

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 [...]

UTCA Webinar: Utilizing Technology to Win Bids – Using BuildingConnected, PlanGrid and Smart Technology to Generate Business

UTCA Webinar Event: Utilizing Technology to Win Bids – Using BuildingConnected, PlanGrid and Smart Technology to Generate Business Hosted by BMT and Autodesk Tuesday, March 2 • 1:00-2:00 PM Register Here: http://bit.ly/UTCAwebinar2021 This free webinar focuses on two popular software programs – BuildingConnected, a leading construction bid-management platform and [...]

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. [...]

BMT/Tritec CyberPoint Webinar – Detect, Prevent, Educate

Protect Your Organization With a Simple Framework Did you know that every business is at risk of experiencing a data breach, regardless of size? While larger corporations are most publicized when it comes to data breaches, 58% of victims are classified as small businesses. 60 percent of these small [...]

The Importance of Regular IT Health Checks (Video)

Just like people, IT systems need a regular heath check.  Infrastructures need to be assessed from time to time to determine the functionality of the entire IT environment, from the technology to the operational processes involved.  All too often organizations wait until there’s a problem to call in the [...]

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 [...]

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