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Leo Manzione...Business Coach Exrtraordinaire! 

We have the great pleasure of interviewing someone who is very good at what they do....and what he does is help business owners comprehend their weaknesses, their strengths and how to make their businesses work for them, instead of the other way around!  

Please help us welcome Leo to the Two Blokes and a Mic studio and we look forward to having him back for other episodes in the very near future!  

Thanks for listening! 

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Ramin and Dan

This is a question we get a lot from our clients who are working from home and who are trying to get reliable performance from the wifi connection on their ISP modem.   There are some network basics that if you actually implement, you will have a much better experience while on the internet.  Take a listen here and let us know what you think. What have been your experiences? Good, bad or indifferent.  As always, thank you for your time and your support!  Cheers, Dan and Ramin Two Blokes and a Mic!

Another complete waste of your time by Dan and Ramin at Two Blokes and a Mic!

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Ramin and Dan

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MFA -- MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION What is it and why is it important to you and your organization?  We explain all in this video.  Please like, subscribe and let us know what you think.  THANKS FOR WATCHING!  Ramin and Dan Two Blokes and a Mic!

FUN FACT FRIDAY #2!!  

WORMHOLES, THE VOID OF SPACE AND STRANGE LAWS FROM THE EASTERN SEABOARD!  

Come join us for another episode the strange, weird and the absurd!  

HUMAN TRAVERSABLE WORMHOLES:  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24196052  

GOOGLE CAREER CERTIFICATES:  https://grow.google/certificates/  

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Dan and Ramin Two Blokes and a Mic!  

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Customer Service!  

It has always been important. But during the time of COVID-19 it has become even more important. 

Many companies think that support is that ugly thing that costs them money but during this lock-down, how you respond electronically to your clients is going to determine if you thrive at the end of 2021 OR NOT!  

Please watch and let us know how you are improving your customer service game.   

As always please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and let us know what else you want us to talk about.  

Thanks very much!  

Dan and Ramin 

Two Blokes and a Mic!  

You can find this episode and all the others as PodCasts at: https://anchor.fm/tbaam/ 

We are on all the major PodCast platforms for your convenience!

From butt shaped robots to frogs that hold their pee for 8 months...  Welcome the first ever: FUN FACTS FRIDAY!  

These are going to happen every week just so that we can all have a laugh. 

Join us and let us know about fun and obscure trivia you know!  

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Thanks! 

Ramin and Dan 

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Why should I use a VPN? 

Traceability.  You may not be doing anything nefarious but it's not just big government that is collecting data on you.  

Geo blocking  

Some websites won't work in your country.  

Security 

If you are using an open/public wifi then with the right tools your traffic can be monitored and in some cases passwords nabbed.  HTTPS has been a great boon for security but it only goes so far.  A VPN will add to your security by encrypting your internet traffic (all of it, not just web surfing) and you will have less concerns about anyone sniffing traffic or intercepting or even redirecting traffic.  

Leading players are: 

Express VPN  https://www.expressvpn.com/ 

Nord VPN  https://nordvpn.com/ 

Tunnel Bear  https://www.tunnelbear.com/ 

Surf Shark  https://surfshark.com/ 

IP Vanish  https://www.ipvanish.com/ 

Cyber Ghost https://www.cyberghostvpn.com/ 

Private Internet Access https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/  

Password managers  

Now for a moment let's not state the obvious, that it's more secure than a PostIt note stuck to your screen or under your keyboard.  Let's also not even go to the "using the same password everywhere".  One thing. All the password managers have multi-factor authentication.  That means, not only your password to get in but also a rotating code that changes frequently and/or biometric access.  Oh and many of them are free for home use!  They make money by selling security packages to companies who want to make sure their staff are protected.  

Links;  

LastPass https://www.lastpass.com/ 

Dashlane https://www.dashlane.com/ 

1password https://1password.com/ 

Keeper https://www.keepersecurity.com/  

There are plenty of others but these in our opinion are the leading contenders.  

Thanks for your time! 

Dan and Ramin 

Two Blokes and a Mic!

What can we do to protect ourselves?  

These are the top things you need; 

AntiVirus - Make sure it's EDR at a minimum  

Backup - Make sure it's backing up offsite.  

Updates for OS and Apps - If you need to automate this there are tools.  

Password Manager - Keep your passwords in a secure location that is encrypted and has MFA to protect it. Not only that but it can generate very complex passwords for you without the need for you to remember them or heaven forbid, write them on a post it note stuck to your monitor... you know who you are...  

DNS Filter - OpenDNS is still free.  Configure your router so it points to this service and you'll have another layer of protection for really not much work.  

Education, Education, Education - Forget location, that's passé!  

Get suspicious! - A little paranoia goes a long way.  Don't click on links in emails. Instead open a browser and type in the address (assuming you trust that email in the first place) When in doubt, ask!  Some one asking you to send money that you weren't expecting? Or your boss asking you to buy gift cards? ASK! Start a NEW email or pick up the phone.  A website from CIA, Microsoft, IRS, etc is asking you to call a number?   NO!   They just aren't going to ask that. Now if you are convinced that it's legit, go independently to their website and find their phone number and call that. Does the number match to their website? What's the email domain name that your email came from? Are there spelling mistakes?  

Finally one that we have seen SOOOOOO many times.  Here's the format; 

 "I have hacked you computer. I have been monitoring you.  I will tell everyone what you have been doing. etc etc."  

They might have one of your old (or possibly even current) passwords and your email to make it seem more legit! Argh you might be thinking...  What has happened is that one of the big data pools that was stolen from some of the companies that were breached has been sold to an extortioner.   

Example: The Yahoo breach a few years back resulted in ALL of Yahoo's clients information being stolen.  That's 3 BILLION accounts.  

Yes that's Billion with a B!  

What did they steal? You email address and your password for the most part.  So that database that was stolen can be used to try and scare people into thinking that they HAVE hacked your computer.  After all that password WAS legit (maybe it still is?!?).  Best solution here is to delete the email. Make sure that the password referenced in the email is not used in any of your accounts.   

See your password manager that you should have setup by now.  

Stay safe out there!

Thanks for listening! 

Ramin and Dan 

Two Blokes and a Mic!

Hi There,  

We recorded this just before the long Memorial Day Weekend.  The discussion in this episode is about Anti Virus, a bit of its history and the latest developments and why you should make sure you are protecting your data. Dan and I go into some depth about the history and progression of the industry and where we are today and what you can do to protect yourself these days.  

Thanks a bunch!  

Ramin and Dan  

Two Blokes and a Mic!

====  LINKS TO THE PRODUCTS WE MENTIONED:  

The New guys: 

Carbon Black https://www.carbonblack.com/  

SentinelOne https://www.sentinelone.com/  

Cylance https://www.cylance.com/  

Deep Instinct https://www.deepinstinct.com/   

The Old Guys:  Sophos https://www.sophos.com/  

Malwarebytes https://www.malwarebytes.com/  

BitDefender https://www.bitdefender.com/