1 min read | Oct 17, 2016
Email Security Tips for Employees Your employees are on the front lines when it comes to email security. Unfortunately, we’ve found that most business’ staff members are ill equipped to spot malicious emails. That’s a huge problem for small businesses given that they are the most likely targets for phishing email scams. So, to educate…
3 min read | Sep 1, 2016
What is Ransomware? The most daunting threat to the internet as we know it is a popular, fairly new form of hacking called Ransomware. Ransomware is a form of malware that infiltrates your network security veil and seizes your most sensitive files. Once in control of your important documents, it demands a ‘ransom’ payable to…
1 min read | Jul 19, 2016
Email has become the popular medium among cyber criminals for implementing malware on unsuspecting victims. Thus, we’ve taken strides over the past few months to explain why email security is so vital. However, it’s also important that businesses know how to spot malicious emails right off the bat. To help your employees better protect themselves…
2 min read | Jun 14, 2016
VoIP technology is quickly becoming the best friend of businesses everywhere, and it could be your ticket to the next level of communication technology. VoIP is a type of internet telephone system that allows your employees to access company networks from their phones at any time. If you have not yet considered business VoIP services,…
2 min read | May 17, 2016
2016 has been quite the year for hackers. Hospitals, insurance firms and even federal government agencies are all recent victims of data security breaches that have called our nation’s cyber defense into serious question. But as we progress into the latter half of the year, the threats persist; most recently in the form of 272.3…
3 min read | Apr 19, 2016
Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD is ground zero of a recent malware attack which targeted numerous MedStar hospitals around the country. The criminals at the helm of the intrusion have demanded 45 bitcoins, or $18,500, in exchange for the key to unlock the infected data. But MedStar is not the only business entity vulnerable…
2 min read | Mar 3, 2016
In the wake of the OPM data breach that garnered national attention, the White House has taken bold strides to improve the Nation’s cybersecurity. Armed with the tools provided in the recently-passed Cybersecurity Act of 2015, the Federal Government now has the resources to truly impact our digital safety. So what’s the President’s first big…
1 min read | Feb 4, 2016
Why Invest in Managed IT Services? Managed IT services have evolved at a rapid pace over the past few years. As the digital era has sped up and given rise to the mobile revolution, IT departments have struggled to keep up – until now. Cue managed service providers (MSPs), designed for the modern company and the…
4 min read | Jan 13, 2016
As 2015 came to a close, we forecasted the importance of cyber security in the new year. Well, 2016 is here, and as we predicted, online security has been all the talk. In the aftermath of a government hack and a health insurance data breach, there is no doubt loads of trial and error in…
3 min read | Dec 14, 2015
State of the IT Industry: 2015 Year In Review It’s been another turbulent, fast-paced year for the Information Technology industry, and 2016 is sure to see just as many, if not more, technology innovations – perhaps at an even faster tempo. However, before we ring in the New Year, Benton Technology Solutions wants to pause…