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Bus Tek Tip – The #1 Way to Protect Your Business from Cyber Trouble

Bus Tek Tip – The #1 Way to Protect Your Business from Cyber Trouble

These days, keeping your business safe from cyber criminals can feel a bit like locking up the shop every night—you have to stay on top of it. The risks are real: stolen customer information, locked‑up computers from ransomware, or systems that suddenly stop working. Hackers have plenty of

Bus Tek Tip – Don’t be Phone Scammed!

Bus Tek Tip – Don’t be Phone Scammed!

Technology scams, like general scams, come in all shapes and sizes. Including using something as quintessential as the telephone. The most prevalent of these are fake IT Support calls. A person will call, saying they are from Microsoft, Google, Dell, or HP, or some other household technology brand. The call

Bus Tek Tip – Don’t be Ransomwared!

Bus Tek Tip – Don’t be Ransomwared!

Ransomware is the scourge of the modern malware, with about $1 billion in U.S. payments in 2024. It is essentially someone locking you out of your own data until you pay them a ransom. Paying the ransom is no guarantee that you will get your data back. About 11%

CyberMontana Hosts Free Cyber Clinic

CyberMontana Hosts Free Cyber Clinic

CyberMontana is hosting a free Cyber Clinic on Friday, June 20th, at Great Falls College in room G45. The clinic lasts from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, with a lunch break from 12:00 to 1:00. Cybersecurity expert Andrew Plyman will lead this interactive event. You will

Montana Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit 2025 This Week in Great Falls

Montana Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit 2025 This Week in Great Falls

The Montana Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit, commonly known as MAGIE, is here once again. MAGIE 2025 will be held at the Pacific Steel & Recycling Arena & Exhibition Hall at Montana ExpoPark on January 15, 16, and 17, 2025. This year’s MAGIE promises to be an exciting showcase of

Great Falls Gazette Leverages Technology to Help Service Subscribers

When the Gazette was started, all of our subscribers and rack locations were managed with simple spreadsheets. As we've grown, and the postal requirements necessitated, the Gazette has added more and more technology. Today the Gazette uses advanced payment systems from 3 different companies, custom databases, and cell-

Internet Safety: Chain Post Scams

Internet Safety: Chain Post Scams

Those of us who love social media have all seen them. The message that looks something like the below: This scam relies on people being helpful, and maybe a little gullible. Here's how it works, it makes it look like if you do a simple task (copy and