Managed IT

Creating a Business Continuity Plan

Do you have a plan if your IT equipment is running, but physical access to the office is not possible? In the event employees must work from home (weather events, sick days, emergencies, etc.), it’s important to have resources in place to ensure business is not interrupted. Here are [...]

Adding Value to the Legal Industry through IT Education

Business Machine Technologies is excited to announce recent initiatives implemented to add value to the legal sector through technology resources.  Recently, we became accredited to provide a technology education course.  What Lawyers Need to Know About Managing Cybersecurity provides law firms with new tools and strategies to protect from [...]

By |2020-12-28T14:04:16-05:00March 4th, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Windows 2008 Update, Reboot Issue

Windows Server 2008 servers will no longer boot if prerequisites aren't installed before applying the out-of-band KB4539602 update released by Microsoft on February 7 to patch a wallpaper bug. After being deployed on machines running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the boot file will be deleted and the [...]

Protect Your Organization with Enhanced Security Services

Did You Know? BMT is offering clients enhanced security solutions through Perch Security Services. This added protection will automate IT security, offering the following enhancements: Real-time threat detection Threat intelligence centralization, automation and log file management First-tier threat analysis with 24x7 escalation to IT support staff Access to view [...]

New Microsoft Vulnerability Announced, Reprieve for Windows 7 Users

Time to patch those systems!  A vulnerability has been discovered in the Microsoft Cryptographic library CRYPT32.DLL, a Windows component that deals with security certificates and cryptographic messaging functions. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for attackers to compromise trusted network connections using spoofed certificates. This can be used [...]

The End is Near for Windows 7, but Extended Help is Available!

On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 will reach end-of-life.  This means Microsoft will not longer provide free support and security updates for users. If you are not yet ready to leave Windows 7, a solution exists.  Beginning December 1, 2019, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) will be able to [...]

Happy National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. As a leader in the IT security space, we feel this is a great time to reinforce the importance of taking proactive steps to stay secure at home and in the workplace. To commemorate, we will be providing a number of educational resources [...]

BMT Webinar – Haven’t Started Your Windows 7 Migration?

There are less than 4 months to go before Windows 7 becomes end of support (January 14, 2020). Noticing a number of our clients have still not made the move to Windows 7, we created this webinar to aide users in the migration process. If you haven’t started your [...]

Catch-IT: Microsoft to Replace Skype for Business with Teams

Microsoft recently announced it will retire Skype for Business Online in two years (July 2021), to be replaced with Microsoft Teams.  Current Skype users will experience no change in service in the two years leading up to retirement. But starting September 1, 2019, Microsoft will onboard any new Office [...]

Catch-IT: Using Internet Explorer? Time to Move On…

Released back in 1995, Internet Explorer (IE) was once the browser standard.  Installed by default on every Windows computer, IE held about 95% of the market share in the early 2000s.  Today, Microsoft is urging users to stop using Internet Explorer as they are no longer supporting new development [...]

Company Size Doesn’t Matter When it Comes to Data Breaches

For most things in life, bigger is better. But when it comes to cyber crime all victims are considered fair game, regardless of size. While it may seem larger companies would be targeted due to deep pockets, hackers count on the fact that smaller organizations are probably not making [...]

By |2020-12-28T12:51:07-05:00May 23rd, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

BMT Webinar – Preparing for Microsoft Windows 7 End-of-Life

There are 8 months to go before Windows 7 becomes end of support (January 14, 2020). Noticing a number of our clients are still using Windows 7, we created this webinar to begin aiding users in the migration process. We know the process of converting computers is not something [...]

By |2020-12-28T12:47:24-05:00May 13th, 2019|Categories: Events|Tags: , , , , , , |
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