3 min read | Dec 15, 2017
2017 has been a particularly hectic year for cyber security. While evolving technology has regulators playing catch-up, the cyber underworld is mobilizing. On the coattails of a number of large data breaches this year, data criminals have gained in number and confidence. Even more troubling is the fact that many businesses remain in the dark…
2 min read | Nov 8, 2017
Help Your Business Halt Holiday Hackers The holiday season is one of the most vulnerable times of year for consumers and businesses alike. With an uptick in online shopping and internet usage in general, cyber criminals see the holidays as a lucrative opportunity. And while holiday consumers are certainly high value targets for hackers, businesses…
1 min read | Oct 13, 2017
Every Single Yahoo Account Was Breached In 2013 Last year, Yahoo announced approximately 1 billion accounts had been compromised as the result of a data breach from August 2013. Last week, Yahoo parent company Verizon altered that number to 3 billion Yahoo Accounts – that’s every single account in the Yahoo system. Verizon discovered the…
2 min read | Sep 13, 2017
Why VoIP Is More Important Than Ever For Small Businesses Newsflash: we live wireless lives. We are connected by some digital touchpoint at all times of day – now that’s something to write (or text) home about! And much like the interconnected public, modern businesses are going wireless too. According to a study conducted by Information…
1 min read | Aug 15, 2017
We’re Moving To A New Office! Raleigh, NC – We are thrilled to announce our move to a larger office space in Brier Creek! This new location provides us with the facilities to better serve our clients and expand our services. Read all about our new office, the upgrades we’ve made, and how this move…
1 min read | Jul 20, 2017
Why Learn about Ransomware? We’ve made it a point this year to educate clients on the severe threat Ransomware poses to businesses – a point that cannot be stressed enough. So, as a refresher course, here’s what ransomware is and how it can affect your operation: Ransomware is a malware that hacks into your network…
3 min read | Jun 13, 2017
Securing Your Business Against Malicious Ads Malvertising is a catchy term coined by IT industry heads to make it more understandable to businesses and consumers. But merely knowing that malvertising is a malicious form of advertising doesn’t help you defend against it. That’s why Benton Technology Solutions decided to take it one step further and…
2 min read | May 16, 2017
Datto Is Our Go-To Backup Solution We don’t often highlight the solution partners we utilize for our clients, but given the current cyber security landscape, there’s no better time to introduce our backup and disaster recovery service from Datto, Inc. Let’s delve into our Datto Backup & Disaster Recovery (BDR) system to explain what it…
2 min read | Apr 12, 2017
Why A Hybrid Cloud Strategy Helps Small Businesses Thrive IT providers have been raving about the Cloud for years. By now, you know that Cloud services improve collaboration and efficiency for your business, but what if you could get the best of both worlds? Cue the hybrid Cloud strategy… A hybrid Cloud curriculum consists of…
2 min read | Mar 15, 2017
Tiger Leather Here at Benton Tech, we are starting a series of Customer Spotlights where we will highlight various businesses we work with and feature the relationships we’ve had the opportunity to build since opening for business. This month, we want to highlight the very first client we ever gained at Benton Tech, Tiger Leather….