As unique as every business is, it can be startling how similar the issues they face can be. Later this month, we’ll be at the Great New England Credit Union Show  and I, (Bryon Beilman) will be giving a presentation about the problems that credit...

After a number of Internet searches, it seems all advice and examples of hub and spoke VPNs using Cisco ASA firewalls are configured from the command line. Folks who manage ASA firewalls using Cisco’s ASDM tool must be out of luck. Well, that is not...

We have all experienced it. That moment where you are at a trade show just trying to mind your own business and attend the event. Inevitably there is a free lunch and after a four-hour speaking session, and another bag jam-packed with pens and...

This summer I drove to one of my favorite local restaurants. This small little noodle place has developed a cult following in the area and once someone in the office brings it back, the smells alone will make your mouth water and want to get some of...

This week a few of us attended Autotask Community Live in Miami. For those of you who don't know what Autotask is, Autotask is the Professional Service Automation platform that we (and other Managed Service Providers) use to run our business. We...

Over the years there have been articles and sometimes even protests over CEO and executive's exorbitant pay and how the people who do the real work are getting a fraction of the pay. There are other people who base their perspective on television or...

by Bryon D Beilman

The newly announced OpenSSL vulnerability is potentially one of the most serious vulnerabilities found in the last 10 years. People inherently trust SSL encrypted connections (i.e. https://yourbank.com ), which now has been turned on its head. The...

by Bryon D Beilman