Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:32:02 -0700 From: Allen Schaaf <netsecurity@sound-by-design.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: I've got a major question... Message-ID: <c99b07c9-f497-b04e-ee40-a09aec33173d@sound-by-design.com>
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Hi, whomever you'll are, I've got a major question. I'm the President of the Board of Directors of a very small credit union, it's certified to help the lower income people, as well as being their tech support person - I'm a retired Information Security Analyst - and we are up against a major problem. As of the first of 2020 we are required to upgrade to Windows 10, which I hate, because Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows 7. this also means we will have to replace a couple of our computers as well. I would like to do what some of the people in Scandinavian countries have done, move to open source programs like FreeBSD, Libre Office and Filezilla, or any combination that can be made to work well together. Currently we are using Filezilla on Windows 7 and it does a great job. The issues are that we have to be able to connect to external systems, corporate credit unions, ADP payroll, Mercury Mod (record keeping) and our burglar alarm system as well as a couple of other smaller systems. I'm not sure about how to go about making sure that the system we will operate at our end will connect to their end so I'm looking for some help and advice. Alas, we don't have much spare money as our "profit" in a good year is less than $65,000 which needs to be reserved for potential future bad years to cover bankruptcies and other problems. Part of my goal is to create a working system that we can help other small credit unions move to to help them survive the potential upcoming economic downturn. Can you suggest people to connect to as well as a path forward? Thanks, Allen Schaaf Retired CISSP, CEH, CHFI, CEI, CSCA Project Manager for Information Security - Business Process - Business Continuity - Supply Chain Optimization - Training & Instructional Designer - Sr. Writer & Documentation Developer - Certified Network Security Analyst & Intrusion Forensics Investigator - Certified EC-Council Instructor Oh, Lord and Master Time who governs our every step, show us the path and grant us the time for joy; joy sublime, joy without reason, joy that we share, joy without end.... --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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