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      Mike Davis
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      They even asked on the patches and he told them that he reviews every patch and decided that they didn't need any patches since 2015 when the machines were last patched. He said that patches break stuff.

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        Dashrender @Mike Davis
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        @Mike-Davis said in old MSP wants to know what they did wrong:

        They even asked on the patches and he told them that he reviews every patch and decided that they didn't need any patches since 2015 when the machines were last patched. He said that patches break stuff.

        WOW - they didn't need a single patch since 2015. I take it then that the computers don't access the internet? LOL

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          Mike Davis @Dashrender
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          @Dashrender said in old MSP wants to know what they did wrong:

          WOW - they didn't need a single patch since 2015. I take it then that the computers don't access the internet?

          I think the Server 2003 proxy was keeping them safe.... 😉

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            DustinB3403 @Mike Davis
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            @Mike-Davis About as safe as an ostrich with its head in the ground? (which they don't do... but whatever)

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              scottalanmiller
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              I would explain, if he's asking maybe he really doesn't understand. Maybe he really doesn't get IT at all and doesn't realize that he needs to learn about it and talk to IT pros and not just "work on computers" on his own. There is every chance that he's just some bench guy working on his own that has no IT experience. Most MSPs are like that.

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                wirestyle22
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                It's not up to you to explain it to him, it's up to the business themselves.

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                  scottalanmiller @wirestyle22
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                  @wirestyle22 said in old MSP wants to know what they did wrong:

                  It's not up to you to explain it to him, it's up to the business themselves.

                  That's very true. You didn't fire him.

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                    Obsolesce
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                    Document EVERYTHING. Pictures if allowed. Then explain away. If I was a business owner paying for things I was not receiving and being intentionally deceived, I would want to know asap so I could take legal action if needed, and to get lost money back to hire someone to do it right.

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                      wirestyle22 @Obsolesce
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                      @Tim_G But he isn't the business owner in this case. You don't ask the person who was hired in your place why you were fired, you ask the people who hired you.

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                        Obsolesce @wirestyle22
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                        @wirestyle22 said in old MSP wants to know what they did wrong:

                        @Tim_G But he isn't the business owner in this case. You don't ask the person who was hired in your place why you were fired, you ask the people who hired you.

                        Oh I misread. I thought the owner wanted to know what was going on.

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                          NetworkNerd
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                          I can see everyone's point who has commented here thus far. It makes me wonder, however, if there is some leagacy software on that network that is the supposed life blood of the organization which management decided not to pay to upgrade to a newer version. I'm not saying everything the old MSP did was what should have been done. It's just a general curiosity.

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                            wirestyle22 @NetworkNerd
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                            @NetworkNerd Sadly that has been a common theme in every place I've ever worked.

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                              IRJ
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                              If they are looking for a security analysis or Pen Test let me know. It sounds like they will need one in a few months once they try to get everything up to par.

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                                dafyre @IRJ
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                                @IRJ said in old MSP wants to know what they did wrong:

                                If they are looking for a security analysis or Pen Test let me know. It sounds like they will need one in a few months once they try to get everything up to par.

                                *cough* shameless plug *cough*

                                😄

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                                  IRJ @dafyre
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                                  @dafyre said in old MSP wants to know what they did wrong:

                                  @IRJ said in old MSP wants to know what they did wrong:

                                  If they are looking for a security analysis or Pen Test let me know. It sounds like they will need one in a few months once they try to get everything up to par.

                                  *cough* shameless plug *cough*

                                  😄

                                  Lol.Obviously they aren't ready for one yet, they have a ton of patching to do first after an internal assessment.

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                                    Mike Davis
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                                    Well the Ubiquiti is in place now and the Server 2003 box is no longer their firewall, so that's a huge step in the right direction.

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                                      dafyre @Mike Davis
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                                      @Mike-Davis said in old MSP wants to know what they did wrong:

                                      Well the Ubiquiti is in place now and the Server 2003 box is no longer their firewall, so that's a huge step in the right direction.

                                      Finally get the admin credentials, etc?

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                                        Mike Davis
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                                        Initiating the request for the internet domain name transfer now...

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                                          IRJ
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                                          Good luck!

                                          It would be pretty neat if you documented the whole process. This is the kind of stuff we see on Spiceworks everyday

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                                            Mike Davis @IRJ
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                                            @IRJ said in old MSP wants to know what they did wrong:

                                            Good luck!

                                            It would be pretty neat if you documented the whole process. This is the kind of stuff we see on Spiceworks everyday

                                            You mean a list of the stuff that was wrong and how I fixed it?

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