Security is hard. Cloud security is even harder, but with the right strategy and methods it’s possible to design more secure systems.

Taking a break from coronavirus news, if not coronavirus confinement, Erick and Rich discuss the new Secure Cloud bundle from Zix, why now is the time to ask your vendors about special finance programs, and how a 93-year-old woman sheltering in place in Pittsburgh scored 10 free cases of Coors Light.

E-cycling. Coaching. If you’re doing them the way Matt, Rich, and guest host Scott Beck, of Canadian MSP BeckTek, recommend there should be no sweating involved and no one in a track suit barking at you. Tune in to this week’s episode to get the lowdown not just on e-cycling used hardware and Tech Data’s free professional coaching program, but the latest financing offers from D&H and a new cloud/security suite from Zix and AppRiver.†

Called Secure Cloud, the new offering adds products from Zix’s email security and archiving portfolio to a previously introduced Microsoft 365 ordering and billing platform from AppRiver, the cloud distributor Zix acquired last year.

The new system, which now comes pre-loaded on Dell commercial PCs and can be added to late-model devices for free as well, continually looks for BIOS changes that could be an indicator of malicious activity.

Unlike the multiple programs it replaces, the Malwarebytes Premier Partner Program, or MP3, offers monthly rates, consistent pricing, and uniform requirements.

Users of Untangle’s NG Firewall can now perform endpoint scans, view information about previous scans, and navigate to the Webroot Management Console from directly inside the Untangle Command Center administration tool (pictured).

In a letter to partners issued today, the distributor outlines a variety of techniques digital con artists are using to trick resellers into shipping them products they can then resell themselves.

The new SecureFirst MSSP Program, which includes monthly pricing with payments in arrears plus direct access to level 3 support techs, is a key element of the vendor’s ongoing push into managed security.

Ah, pie. Could there be a better treat in stressful times? We won’t claim it’s a substitute, but this week’s episode featuring guest host and MSP Ed Correia of Sagacent Technologies is a close-ish second. Grab a seat and listen in as Ed talks with Matt and Rich about what his company is doing to support customers during the coronavirus pandemic and prepare for tough economic times.