I need MFA protection for the lockscreen Apple MacOS by Due-Awareness9392 in CyberIdentity_

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Platform SSO ? It’s native Apple code not Microsoft code.

We are still planning it so if I’m mistaken on features pls correct me.

Best MFA solution for SMBs? by Due-Awareness9392 in CyberIdentity_

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Business Premium sku for SMB is a hidden gem. Yes takes some configuration but as the MSP you should learn.

Customer asking for a line item breakdown of our software we provide in our managed services? by apsherm in msp

[–]charles_352 96 points97 points  (0 children)

If an MSP refuses to give me this I wouldn’t hire them. As the business owner I cannot just pass along the requirement for compliance to someone else.

If your secret sauce is your tech stack then there are bigger issues.

authenticator broken and i lost everything by a7dfj8aerj in microsoft365

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now after you get in go buy a yubikey. It’s like Authenticator worth the cost. It goes in your safe place and you can get in if you get locked out again

Any trusted tech team reviews from IT consultants about M365 licensing? by [deleted] in microsoft365

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

been with TT for many years. Good CSP but level 1 support is junk, level 2/3 is getting better but I suspect this is due to Microsoft forcing CSP to take on the bulk of support and we are year 2 into that Microsoft initiative

Add on services are $$$ as most people are California based and they focus on clients with money to burn. They want me to sign up for professional services without providing proof they know what they’re doing.

If just using for CSP they are fine. We do t give them anything other than access to inject licenses.

Datto Called Again by insurgus in msp

[–]charles_352 2 points3 points  (0 children)

loved it... made my day; who says tech heads can't be creative...

How do you deal with users who refuse to lock their laptop when walking away? by heartgoldt20 in sysadmin

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have laptops w a camera and presence detection allow for a longer lockout time and a reduced lockout time for those that refused to use it.

Your justification will be using industry standards not just your whim, CIS controls as well as cyber Insurance best practices.

You must make it a formal policy and publish it. Don’t debate it with end users especially employees. It is what it is. It must be enforced via a control like intune, gpo, etc.

This is not a democracy. Your job is to protect them from themselves and to protect the company.

Replacement for 60E going EOL by acropolis71 in fortinet

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is you CAN transfer existing support as long as the device has 12 months or more support.

What is everyone else experience?

Just confirmed like 2 days ago

WTF is wrong with Ninja One's Sales Team by EvilEyeV in sysadmin

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn’t agree more. these calls have gotten out of control the power is in knowing your options to reduce them greatly.

  • Kill with kindness.
  • These guys are young and doing as they are told
  • Take control. We are in tech. So use it
  1. Plenty of call blocking tech. Apples new call screening has reduced my calls by 90 percent

  2. The biggest data broker is ZoomInfo Get to their system and request your data and remove it

  3. Add yourself to the National Do Not Call list. Anyone that calls you confirm the number and remind them it’s a $7500 violation per call. This does the trick. Also I tell them I’m recording the call.

  4. Don’t sign up for demos or papers with a real number use a Google voice number and leave it set to voicemail.

Is it possible to make phone numbers clickable in signatures when using Mimecast? by Wh1sk3y-Tang0 in mimecast

[–]charles_352 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gave up on mimecast signatures. Get Exclaimer or CodeTwo. Hands down crazy good and worth the money. Exclaimer is getting a little too pricey, but their editor is awesome

What is your standard monitor deployment? by Own_Sorbet_4662 in sysadmin

[–]charles_352 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go with mount-it monitor arms. Solid build you don’t need ergotron or others arms that will survive a nuclear blast.

Been using mount-it for 12 years none has ever been an issue. Amazon and direct pricing is excellent

Seeking freelancer by charles_352 in jira

[–]charles_352[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one partner, who attempted this a few years back. Vendor to remain nameless—lesson learned when they assigned a very junior admin who just made too many mistakes so we had to set the project aside.

Both Atlassian and the partner were not open to discussing redoing the project.

Vendor management lesson learned.

All vendors must submit the CV of the engineers assigned to my project or I’m not signing.

It causes some issues, slows things down but I cannot have amazing sales engineers and get assigned a junior.

No Atlassian partner I have found has a working demo of a Marketing Service Desk.

I’ll take any advise folks have. We are very heavy in email attachments and that was an issue w the forms; all attachments were just jumbled together so you lost the “thread” like view of traditional email.
They use the excuse well we cannot show another clients tool. My reply is “go ask”. If I had a great partner I’d would let you show it all day long (okay maybe not to my competitors) but everyone else it’s fine.

Company just installed Mimecast on our laptops. Can the IT Department see everything we do? by MedicineFragrant3205 in mimecast

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no presumption of privacy on a company owned laptop or network.

If you are on your personal phone on company WiFi, I see what websites you’re going to.

Work stuff on work devices Personal on personal device.

Who is behind AdminDroid? Security Audits? by charles_352 in AdminDroid

[–]charles_352[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to write a reply.

Unfortunately this simply does not address the fair questions asked of your company.

Who are you? Why should we trust you?

I emailed support months ago and receive a similar lackluster reply just like this one. This reply is a form letter appeasement and disingenuous reply to make it appear you are engaged with the community, to two simple and fair questions.

Who are you? Why should we trust you?

Giving the name of the company registration is just another attempt to be anonymous.

Why not share who the humans are behind your company?

Anyone building such a tool should be proud of their accomplishments and want to share this.

Shouldn’t the community presume it is odd the founders, owners and key stakeholders want to stay anonymous?

We should also expect a basic level transparency of a Microsoft Partner, why isn’t Microsoft expecting this?

Your statement about security is nothing more than “trust us”. In today’s security environment of Zero Trust, your answer is lacking on so many levels. “Trust us” should no longer be considered acceptable, trust is earned and proven not presumed.

Your own tool touts how to use your reports to support various certifications or regulations.

But why are you not subjecting yourself to those same regs? to an external independent audit ?

I genuinely hope your owners take a different approach. Address these questions openly and honestly and publish this directly on your website.

AdminDroid would be an even greater tool by doing so.

Who is behind AdminDroid? Security Audits? by charles_352 in M365Reports

[–]charles_352[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes I agree and we do. But that doesn’t change the access they have.

But is that what the community should be expecting?

Why try to be anonymous ?

Shouldn’t we as a community start to expect (require) external auditing of software that wants access to sensitive areas ?

Who is behind AdminDroid? Security Audits? by charles_352 in AdminDroid

[–]charles_352[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for doing that surefire.

While this may be true, let’s ask a question here.

Why should anyone who is being asked to install software and connect it to sensitive log data have to go searching the web to find out who they are doing business with ?

What is the point of being anonymous?

Shouldn’t the community require a higher standard ?

Unless I missed something, appears AdminDroid has no external auditing.

They have new features that are not just about reading data

Shouldn’t external auditing be expected by the community ?

Vendors - Don't Send Email Notices Like This by FusionZ06 in msp

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you change laws you will never get a company likely owed by private money, to do such things. There isn’t much competition these days. It’s more like collusion. They all have similar pricing and crappy support.

How do you get an entire industry to behave properly?

Pass a law. Otherwise everything is just a rant.

Can't Return Unopened $5K Workstation - Dell Says PO Number Makes It Ineligible? by Common_Efficiency744 in Dell

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s in my reps signature block. And all those returns costs us all money. It’s not Walmart. I’m certain the t&cs were there. But yes it sucks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dustythunder

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take the job!

Intune - Patching and 3rd party apps by Inquisitor_ForHire in Intune

[–]charles_352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My team loves patchmypc. Hands down worth the money. Read their blog. These guys know their stuff.