F09 Tech
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Connectivity and security that doesn't rent itself out

Mesh networking, hardened endpoints, firewall management, real backups, and security monitoring. The layer that keeps your team connected, your data protected, and your stack running — without piling on more SaaS subscriptions.

What's in it

Six layers, one engagement

We don't bolt these on as separate add-ons. They're the standard wrap around every private cloud or liberation project we run.

Mesh networking with Netbird

Every laptop, server, and office site joins one private mesh network. No VPN gateways to configure, no dropped connections from public Wi-Fi, no per-user VPN bills. Built on WireGuard, with policy-based access controls.

Hardened endpoints

Linux workstations where they fit (developers, power users, kiosks) and managed Windows/Mac for everyone else. Disk encryption, automatic patching, and an inventory you can actually rely on.

Firewall management

OPNsense or pfSense at every site, plus mesh-network policies on the road. Configured with sane defaults, reviewed when your business changes, and tested against real attack patterns — not just left in the install-default state.

Backup management

Daily encrypted backups for endpoints, servers, and your private cloud, with at least one immutable off-site copy. Restores are tested on a schedule, because untested backups are just wishful thinking.

Security monitoring

Centralized logs from endpoints, identity, and network. Alerts on the things that matter — failed logins from new countries, mass file changes, EDR detections — without flooding your inbox with everything else.

Incident response

When something does happen, you have a documented runbook and a real human to call. Isolation, credential rotation, and forensic capture are part of the engagement, not a panicked extra.

The baseline we hold

Security fundamentals, consistently applied

Most breaches use vulnerabilities that have had patches available for months and credentials that should have been rotated. The boring stuff actually matters. Here's what we hold every environment to.

Read the rationale
  • Multi-factor authentication enforced everywhere, phishing-resistant for admins
  • Disk encryption on every endpoint
  • Network access controls with least-privilege defaults
  • Quarterly access reviews so nobody keeps permissions they don't need
  • Patch coverage tracked across endpoints, servers, and network gear
  • Off-site, immutable backups with periodic restore drills
  • Documented incident response runbook tailored to your environment
When this matters most

You probably need this if…

  • You have remote staff connecting from coffee shops and hotel Wi-Fi
  • You have multiple offices or sites that need to talk to each other
  • Your endpoints are a mix of personal devices and company-managed
  • You handle data with privacy or compliance requirements
  • You've never tested whether your backups actually restore
  • You don't have a documented answer to 'what do we do if a laptop is lost?'
  • You pay per-seat for a business VPN you barely understand
  • You have IoT or kiosk devices on the same network as your laptops

Ready to harden the boring layer?

Free assessment. We'll walk through your current setup, point out what we'd change first, and quote what it would cost to bring everything to the baseline above.

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