As an MSP, we often stress the importance of strong authentication, device hygiene, and secure cloud practices. The following incident involving weak multi-factor authentication (MFA) and a corporate breach underscores exactly why these things matter. It spotlights how one seemingly small weakness on a private device can cascade into a much larger breach. What Happened? Continue Reading
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Tax Season Cyber Threats and Your Business. Are You Prepared?
Tax season is a stressful time for businesses, not just because of financial reporting but also due to heightened risk of cyber threats. Cybercriminals know that businesses handle sensitive financial data, making them prime targets for phishing scams, ransomware attacks, and data breaches. Without the right security measures, your business could face financial and Continue Reading
Let Your MSP Be Your Managed IT Valentine
Valentine’s Day is all about celebrating relationships. For businesses, one of the most crucial relationships is with your Managed IT Valentine, errr… IT Provider. As the backbone of your operations, your technology environment needs constant care and attention to keep things running smoothly. That’s where Managed Service Providers (MSPs) come in. This Valentine’s Day, Continue Reading
SOC Compliance: BTS Strengthening Security and Trust
BTS Achieves SOC Compliance, Strengthening Security and Trust Burgess Technology Services is proud to announce the successful completion of its SOC 2 Type I audit. This achievement underscores the company’s dedication to maintaining the highest standards of security, availability, and data integrity for its clients. The rigorous audit, conducted by an independent third-party firm, validates Continue Reading
Technology End-Of-Life. What You Need to Know.
What is Technology End of Life? The beginning of the year is always a good time to check in with your IT vendor to see what, if any, of the software or hardware you have may be reaching its end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS). Technology end-of-life is an important aspect of your network and should Continue Reading
12 Days of Cybersecurity Risks
Top Cybersecurity Risks On our social media, we counted down to the end of the year with a list of the twelve most common cybersecurity risks. It’s critically important for you and your staff to have an awareness of these potential pitfalls. Up to 95% of successful cybersecurity breaches are due to human error. Here’s Continue Reading
Business Email Compromise: Don’t Fall Victim
This month, as ever, we are thankful for our clients and our stellar staff, who support them so effectively. Not every business is so fortunate as to have these resources at their disposal. We are pleased to be able to offer both cautionary tales and examples of what can be done to protect your business. Continue Reading
Maine Cyber Attacks, Not Just Halloween Horrors.
We’ve shared a lot of tech horror stories from around the globe these last few months. In honor of Halloween and Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we thought we’d make it even scarier, by sharing very serious attacks by cyber ghouls here at home, in the State of Maine. State Agency Data Breach Hackers exploited a vulnerability Continue Reading
Protecting Your Network with a Team-based Response
We recently shared a series of blog posts on protecting your network from phishing attacks specific to Impersonation Protection. We’d now like to spotlight incidents experienced by BTS clients, actions taken, and what precautions could help avoid such risks in the future. We share the first such case below: The Scenario BTS had just onboarded Continue Reading