BITS News
Employee Security Training: Your IT New Year Resolution
Happy New Year! What are you looking to do better in 2019? The turn of the calendar tends to bring with it thoughts of personal growth and improvement. But, for many business owners - their identity being tied directly to their enterprises - New Year's resolutions often translate to things they can do better for [...]
North Carolina Experiences Huge Jump in Data Breach in 2017
To say that 2017 was a bad year for cyber security is an understatement. Security breaches were national news this year, with vulnerabilities at Equifax and Uber leading the evening news. And North Carolina businesses were not immune to the problem. In North Carolina, the Theft Protection Act of 2005 requires that businesses report any [...]
What can we learn about cyber-security from Equifax?
If you haven't heard the particulars on the Equifax debacle, let me fill you in. There is a lesson to be learned for every business or institution possessing sensitive information. You may remember that the credit agency had a very serious hack in May or June of 2017. This hack affected over 143 million Americans [...]
It’s Finally Here! See the Birth…
After 8.5 hours of hard labor at M3 on St. Patrick’s Day, our newborn officially arrived at 3:20pm, weighing in at a hefty 4,621 pounds. Under trusted and constant care, Team M3 delivered a bright, healthy and colorful addition to the Beacon family. We are so thankful for all the attention we are receiving for our carefully wrapped [...]
BITS Blog – A Technical Blog for the Non-Technical
Welcome to the Beacon IT Services (BITS) blog. My name is Ryan Bowles, Account Executive for BITS. This blog is intended to be a resource for small/medium sized businesses to help better take control of their IT. You will notice that my title does not include any words like Network, Systems, Engineer, or Administrator (even [...]