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Bredy Network Management Corporation (BNMC) has been serving the Northeast area since 1988. BNMC works as a strategic business partner to provide organizations with proven design, implementation and support solutions.

Who Owns Your Social Media Accounts?

Who Owns Your Social Media Accounts?

Like it or hate it, it is undeniable that social media is a massive part of the culture. What were once cool websites that you could connect with people of like interests, or at least your extended family and friends you haven’t seen in a while, now are multi-billion dollar businesses that have influence over social trends, politics, and many other social constructs we depend on daily. With social media being so entrenched in the fabric of our digital worlds, it’s important to know exactly where you stand in regard to your individual rights and privacy. Let’s take a look at one contemporary situation that is sure to have ripple effects throughout society in the months and years to come.

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What You Need from Your Disaster Recovery Strategy

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Have you ever accidentally deleted a file or had your computer crash? It can be pretty frustrating, right? Now, imagine if a big disaster (like a hurricane, fire, or data breach) happened and wiped out all your important data. That's where disaster recovery comes in.

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What is a Compressed Zip Folder and How to Make One Yourself

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Compressed files, or ZIP files, are great for certain tasks in the business environment. That said, many individuals simply don’t know what they do and what benefits they offer. Today, we want to change that. We’ll discuss what a ZIP file does and how you can make one.

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Tip of the Week: 3 Ways to Improve Your Data Privacy Today

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The Internet offers boundless opportunities… for those willing to take a few risks. Data privacy is a hot-button issue regarding the Internet, as most websites and social media platforms can track your activity and sell it to advertisers (or even train AI systems). Here’s how you can keep this to a minimum.

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Why the 3-2-1 Backup Rule is the Best Route to Take

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You've probably seen a lot of posts about data backup and disaster recovery, and that's because it's super important for any business. Today, let's talk about the 3-2-1 rule and how it can keep your business safe when things go wrong.

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The Slim CD Payment Gateway Breach Is the Latest Example of Why Cybersecurity is Critical

The Slim CD Payment Gateway Breach Is the Latest Example of Why Cybersecurity is Critical

Recently, it was revealed that Slim CD, a payment gateway provider, experienced a data breach affecting nearly 1.7 million credit card accounts from August 17th, 2023, to June 15th, 2024.

Here’s a breakdown of the situation and the key takeaways that you can use to safeguard your own business.

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Are Your Team Members Contributing to Serious Operational Issues?

Are Your Team Members Contributing to Serious Operational Issues?

Businesses face a myriad of challenges, many of which originate from within their walls. Whether it's dealing with cyberthreats, dissatisfied customers, or unreliable suppliers, every business leader must navigate various internal and external issues. However, internal problems can sometimes be the most disruptive. Today, we’ll explore two significant employee-related challenges that can create substantial obstacles for business owners.

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What’s the Environmental Impact on All the Messages We Send?

What’s the Environmental Impact on All the Messages We Send?

Data powers businesses, but it’s not just confined to the professional world—we share vast amounts of data in our personal lives, too. Even seemingly trivial communications like chats, grocery requests, and meme or pet picture exchanges are data. And wherever there’s data, there’s a place where it’s stored.

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Healthcare IT is a Fascinating Topic

Healthcare IT is a Fascinating Topic

For years, you've heard about the growing role of technology in healthcare, promising to stabilize costs, improve access, and personalize care delivery. As these innovations take hold, however, they also raise serious concerns about data privacy. Today, we’ll explore some of the technological advancements in healthcare and their implications for patient data privacy.

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Clean Data Can Help Optimize Your Business Processes and Prepare You for AI

Clean Data Can Help Optimize Your Business Processes and Prepare You for AI

In the pursuit of harnessing data effectively, businesses use various strategies like business intelligence and artificial intelligence integration. Accurate and reliable data is very important. Wrong data can cause mistakes and give wrong information. Thus, understanding how to clean or scrub data is essential for anyone involved in business intelligence or AI. This guide will explore data cleaning and provide a simple starting point.

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If You Aren’t Sharing Files Securely, You Shouldn’t Be Sharing Files

If You Aren’t Sharing Files Securely, You Shouldn’t Be Sharing Files

Secure and reliable file sharing is crucial for businesses, enabling collaboration, communication, and promoting improvements to an organization’s productivity. With the rise in cyberthreats, however, it's imperative to have a plan in place to ensure the security of your files while they are in transit. Here are some best practices for secure business file sharing.

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Do You Have the Tools You Need to Optimize Your Inventory Management?

Do You Have the Tools You Need to Optimize Your Inventory Management?

In the world of business logistics, inventory management plays a pivotal role. It's the backbone that keeps operations running smoothly, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that efficient inventory management can be a game-changer for small and medium-sized businesses. It can lead to cost savings, improved service levels, and overall business success.

But what does inventory management efficiency really mean? It’s simple.

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Net Neutrality is Crucial to an Open and Fair Internet

Net Neutrality is Crucial to an Open and Fair Internet

Net neutrality has made a comeback in recent years, and while progress has been made, progress has also been pulled back. However, a successful vote on April 25 restored net neutrality to its former state, so we’re here to review what it looks like today and what the debate was about.

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Regulation in Technology and Why It’s So Important

Regulation in Technology and Why It’s So Important

Technology is a major part of all people’s lives, with the most used and pervasive technologies having been created by large corporations that can seemingly do whatever they want without repercussion. Let’s look at the efforts to keep this “big tech” under control and why it’s important for society.

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Using Big Data Can Drive Solid Business Decisions

Using Big Data Can Drive Solid Business Decisions

The value of your business is directly linked to the data it gathers. Neglecting to leverage this data means leaving potential revenue untapped. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) must seize every strategic advantage available, and harnessing big data is a powerful way to outpace competitors. Let's delve into how big data can revolutionize your operations.

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What Data Should Your Business Secure?

What Data Should Your Business Secure?

SMBs need to prioritize data security and privacy throughout their operations, but the type of security will depend heavily on the nature of that data. Some of the variables include the specific types of services offered, industry regulations, and the types of transactions accepted. Here are some of those types of data and how they should secure that data.

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Your Data Security Hinges on Five Key Safeguards

Your Data Security Hinges on Five Key Safeguards

It’s no secret that data security is of paramount importance, with phishing and ransomware making weekly appearances in the news cycle at this point. You need to prioritize your business data’s privacy. Otherwise, you’re apt to suffer from your data being accessed without authorization and all the consequences that come with this outcome. Today’s criminals are very capable, which makes it challenging to protect yourself.

Here, we’ve put together some essential strategies to make it easier.

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How to Establish Effective RPO and RTO for Your Business

How to Establish Effective RPO and RTO for Your Business

If you want your business to succeed, you’ll need to make sure you have a data backup solution in place. Additionally, this data backup solution needs to have two specific metrics nailed down: recovery point objective (RPO) and recovery time objective (RTO). Let’s discuss what these metrics mean and why they are so important for data recovery.

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To Help Prevent Ransomware and Other Threats, Trust Nothing

To Help Prevent Ransomware and Other Threats, Trust Nothing

Ransomware is a serious issue for modern businesses of all sizes, many experiencing attacks on a fairly regular basis—and that’s before we factor in all the other cyberthreats that a business could likely have to contend with, and the fact that those responsible for these threats are getting craftier in how they spread them. Today, there’s a good argument to be made that the best approach to security is to trust no one and nothing… without verification, at the very least.

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Cybercrime Stats Show Major Concerns for Board Members and Business

Cybercrime Stats Show Major Concerns for Board Members and Business

It’s not just major corporations and enterprises that need to worry about cybercrime and other types of digital threats; even the small businesses and local shops of the world have to contend with cyberattacks that could potentially strike at any moment. Let’s examine some statistics concerning one of the fastest growing threat vectors out there.

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Woburn, MA – BNMC is honored to announce that we have been named a finalist in the inaugural MSP Titans of the Industry Awards for 2024. This recognition highlights our commitment to excellence, innovation, and leadership within the Managed Serv...

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