About Daniel Bender the Author

Welcome to NetmanageIT CTO Corner! I'm Dan Bender, a 25-year veteran in the IT/MSP industry and the CTO of NetmanageIT. From a very young age, I've had a passion for technology, and I've had the pleasure of experiencing it evolve from the days of 1200baud modems and BBS systems to today's cutting-edge technologies like AI and automation. As someone who has played with and mastered every technology under the sun, I've developed a deep love for Opensource, Linux, AI, and automation.

As a big proponent of Opensource and its community-driven nature, I believe in helping others experience the benefits of technology. That's why I created this blog, as a platform to showcase my expertise and share my knowledge with like-minded individuals. Whether you're an MSP, IT technician, or cybersecurity specialist, you'll find quality content that you can apply to your work.

At NetmanageIT CTO Corner, we're committed to giving back to the community and spreading the Opensource love. That's why we've created a few dedicated sites and tools, including Password Pusher, PDF tools, a dedicated SpeedTest site, Email Header Analyzer tool, and a fully unabridged CVE lookup database and alerting system that you can join for free.

In addition the "Threat Reports" section contains up to date detailed reports of current cyber attack campaigns and cyber threats, taken from our CTI platform as they come off the wire. These are easily readable and downloadable PDF report files summarizing the description and history, IOC's, Observables (IP, Domain and File hashes), Attack-patterns and more!

Here is some of the technology I use and setup for my day job in our MSP. That being said, my focus these days outside of running an MSP, are Cybersecurity, Linux and AI technologies.

-  Managed Information Technology Services
-  Help Desk Services
-  Network Design, Implmentation and Support
-  Premise Network wiring, resting and certification (Fiber - Building to Building / Campus Consulting and Design)
-  Server / Wiring Closet Design and Installation, Rack / Room Thermal Mitigation design and implementation
-  Network Monitoring
-  Business Continuity, Online Backup & Disaster Recovery Planning
-  Server Virtualization using VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, KVM
-  Web Hosting and Content Management Drupal, Ghost, HTML, CSS
-  Cloud Tech ie. 365 Migrations, Azure, AWS, VPS Linux Cloud Hosting
-  DRaaS/BDRaaS using Veeam, Altaro, Nakivo
-  HaaS Procurement and Deployment
-  Server, Endpoint & Network Monitoring
-  Security Assessment, Pentesting and Compliance Services
-  EDR, SIEM, HIDS, NIDS, SOC Design & Setup, Monitoring & Response
-  Extensive Experience with Cybersecurity Industry tools ie. Kalie Linux, Parrot OS, CSI Linux, Wazuh, Malcolm, Zeek, Suricata, Cyberchef, Moloch, Wireshark, Nmap, Snort, Alienvault, Security Onion, SELKS, OpenCTI & MISP
-  Virtual CTO & Managed Network Security
-  Cyber Threat Intelligence & Research
-  On Demand IT Support
-  Software Management and Patch Compliance
-  Cloud Backup Solutions & Data Protection
-  On-Prem & Cloud Exchange 365, Sharepoint, SQL & Azure
-  Enterprise Wireless Design, Site Surveys, Wireless Spectrum Analysis
-  Carrier Grade P2P & P2MP Design and setup (Backhaul and P2P Wireless Bridge Design & Setup)
-  Firewall, Router and UTM appliance Design/Setup (SonicWall, Sophos, Cisco, PFsense
-  Wireguard, VPN Overlay Network, SD-WAN Design & Setup
-  Cloud API Protection services for 365 Hosted Exchange, Sharepoint and OneDrive
-  Anti-Phishing Protection services for 365 / Gsuite, Campains and Education
-  Custom High End AV Conference Room Collaboration Systems. ie. Polycom, Logitech Rally Plus Systems (Custom In Wall / Ceiling Design)
-  S3 Custom Cloud Storage Solutions, Expert on MINIO custom object Storage Systems
-  Extensive Linux Experience (All Flavors)
-  ElasticSearch, Logstash and Kibana Setup / Tuning (ELK Stack)
-  Nginx, Caddy and Complex Reverse Proxy Experience / HTTP Security Header Optimization
-  Docker Wizard, Multipass, and other Linux Container Solutions
-  Openstack, Nutanix and other Cloud Hyperconverged Solutions
-  High End Custom Workstation and Server Builds and Design

Thank You for visiting NetmanageIT CTO Corner Blog! I hope you enjoyed the content, and as always, if you have any suggestions or comments please reach out!

God Bless.

Dan

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