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10/15/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵

Firewalls, VPNs, and segmentation still play a role in cybersecurity. They reduce exposure and help contain threats. But they can't answer the most important question:

"𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸?"

Only identity security can answer that one. Identity controls evaluate:

• Who is requesting access
• What device they're using
• Where they're connecting from
• What they're trying to do
• Whether their behavior looks risky

This is the foundation of 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁: 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆.

10/13/2026

𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿

Traditional network security was built on a simple assumption: If you're inside the network, you're trusted. If you're outside, you're not.

But modern environments don't work that way anymore.

• 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘴, 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴.
• 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘵 365, 𝘈𝘻𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘢𝘢𝘚 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴.
• 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴.

There is no "inside" or "outside" anymore. The perimeter has dissolved. 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, not location, is now the foundation of trust.

Talk to us today to learn more about identity security vs. network security, and how to keep your identity secure.

10/09/2026

Had a great day at the Manufacturers Alliance 30th Annual Manufacturer of the Year Conference this week!

10/08/2026

We had a great time at the Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association (MPMA) Shoot for Scholarship event! Beautiful weather, great to see everyone and to hang out with Don Raleigh from Evolve Payment . A COUPLE of GURUS was a proud sponsor!

10/06/2026

It's a great day to raise money for the Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association (MPMA) Education Foundation! A COUPLE of GURUS is proud to be a sponsor for today's event!

15th Annual Shoot for Scholarships Presented by Sunbelt/True North Mergers and Acquisitions. Tuesday October 6 at the Minnesota Horse & Hunt Club.

10/05/2026

We are proud to be a sponsor for the Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association (MPMA) 15th Annual Shoot for Scholarships taking place tomorrow!

Shoot for Scholarships is a signature event that raises money exclusively for the MPMA Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Minnesota Horse & Hunt Club

We're looking forward to a great event!

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09/28/2026

Ransomware attacks jumped 30% in recent months according to new reporting highlighted in SCWorld. This jump signals a growing strategic shift by ransomware groups and highlights why businesses must rethink how they protect their endpoints.

Here is the core problem: detection happens after malicious behavior has started. Even a delay of a few seconds can mean encrypted data, exfiltrated files or operational disruption.

In an environment where ransomware is up 30% in just one month, relying solely on 'detect and respond' means playing catch up in a game where every second counts.

Let's have a conversation about how we can prevent ransomware for you. Give us a call at 612-454-4878.

09/24/2026

Instead of waiting for a threat to be detected, isolation and containment prevents malicious activity from ever executing or spreading. This is the foundation of AppGuard, a proven endpoint protection solution with a decade of real world success.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗺𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀?
Contact us or call 612-454-4878.

09/22/2026

Before turning on any AI feature, ask yourself:

"Where is the business losing time or money? Which processes are repetitive or error-prone? Where do customers run into delays or inconsistencies? Which decisions would benefit from better data or faster insight?"

Contact a COUPLE of GURUS to see how you can use AI efficiently.

09/18/2026

Agentic AI involves models that plan, reason, take actions, and run multi-step workflows autonomously. However, running agentic AI tasks burns through tokens like crazy.

A single agentic task might involve:

• Dozens of prompts
• Thousands of tokens
• Multiple tool calls
• Long context windows
• Recursive reasoning loops

In the cloud, that's expensive. 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼.

If your business is leaning towards more agentic AI use, then having a local platform makes good sense. The GURUS can help you run business use cases and figure out if cloud, local, or hybrid AI is the best model for you. Give us a call at 612-454-4878 or contact us.