Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Im jason, veteran and current WGU cyber student. I got my start in IT at community college after the military. I graduated with an associates degree in Cybersecurity and Computer Systems in 2023. Duriny my ethical hacking class i discovered a trojan spyware (virustotal confirmed) in ch 11 of my ethical hacking text book, it was capable of evading defender and malwarebytes. I hated the feeling of being hacked so much that I decided to spend all of my time from that moment on coding my own solution. Throughout that time I earned my A+, net+, sec+, Linux Essentials all from WGU and used that knowledge to reinforce my solution. I soon realized I invented a new detection method that currently did not exist. At the time I knew of (AV, EDR, FIM, ALLOWLISTING, and some next gen firewall that was blackbox). My method was none of these things. I have done all of this while watching the job market for cyber crash before even getting my bachelors degree from WGU. With all of these major tech layoffs I thought what are the chances of me getting a job in cyber? So, i took a chance and continued working on my detection method. I decided to turn it into a business because I have grown to love this project so much I decided one day that I would like to do this every day for the rest of my life. My thought was if there was less jobs in cyber why not make my own? It has not been easy. I have been working hard on this every single day more than a full time job since December 2023. Im saying all of this because I think this tool/platform could be useful to MSPs. And if its not, I really want it to be, I will work my nuts off. I want this to work so bad. please. Would any MSP owners want to mentor me?

Sorry for this long post but I dont know any MSP owners personally so this felt like my best shot? And i apologize if it was a rough read. Believe it or not i did edit this, but i get so nervous about "putting it all out there" that I get anxious I guess maybe because I feel like i have more to say or as if I didn't say it well enough.

Hi, I’m the founder of ExeTrace. Looking for tech students starting an IT side-hustle or MSP.

​I offer affordable endpoint detection with zero seat minimums so you can make high margins on micro-clients.

​Check it out: www.exetrace.com or DM me. Semper Fi.

Hey everyone, I’m currently finishing up my remaining four classes for my Bachelors in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance here at WGU (already holding my Associates in Cyber and Computer Systems). Over the last couple of years, I’ve been building a fully realized endpoint tool called ExeTrace.

​It uses a utility-patent-pending method I developed called Executable Drift Monitoring (EDM). It runs on a schedule (or manual trigger) to scan and detect any new, moved, or deleted binaries, DLLs, or scripts on the local disk. It’s built specifically for small or solo MSPs managing micro-clients who get priced out by major enterprise vendors.

​The multi-tenant dashboard and MVP are 100% finished, and I’m ready to launch. My biggest hurdle right now isn't the tech—it's sales. As a boot-strapping student founder, I’m trying to land my very first paying customer.

​For any alumni or students who run their own IT consulting gigs or side-hustle MSPs: how did you evaluate your vendors when you were first starting out? What's the best way to get a finished tool like this in front of small shop owners without enterprise budgets?

​Appreciate any advice from the community.

Semper Fi.

Hi all,

As the title says I would like your help. First background on me: im a Marine corps veteran and a Cybersecurity student at WGU about to graduate, I have like 3 classes left and capstone project i also have an associates Cybersecurity degree as well as an associates computer systems degree and many certs first and foremost im a techy who lives and breathes pc just like all of you. During my studies I discovered a problem in endpoint detection tech, most notably blind spots in AV, EDR and FIM. signature based detection doesn't work because it only finds known signatures. And behavioral based detection doesn't work until after an app executes and even then it has to look at behavior and match to a preexisting list of known behaviors. ( alot like signature based detection). FIM using hashing as its method which works fine but it often needs lots of configuration and is a pain.

I found a solution for this problem in a new detection method I invented and in the process of patenting called Executable Drift Monitoring. The whole purpose of this is to compliment existing endpoint software because instead of guessing the 'who' like av, and the 'what' like edr. It simply just detects ANY new piece of unsigned software that hits the system whether it runs or not, thus giving SOC teams and any IT defenders to be able to analyze it and have a chance to act before it goes off.

I'm currently enrolled in The Lean Essentials Sprint Program hosted by The Brink SBDC. Its a program open to vets, and in trying to do the homework for class, we have to actually go out and talk to who we think our potential customers are see if what we have is a good market fit. My problem is, I had to choose the hardest customers in the world it seems like! I know you guys are busy, too busy to talk to me if I tried to walk into your brick and mortars or reach out via email the traditional way, this seems like my only shot if I want to get answers this century lol. So am asking you the MSP owners who in this very specific scenario happen to also be the subject of my assignment. Is this product useful to you at all? Like is there any price point or very specific MVP type functionality other than what I described that would make you say yes we want to use or need to use this software? Because if not I need to pivot and make a new guess. Please please mods don't remove, I really don't see any other way for me to be able to ask an msp owner directly you have no idea how huge this would be for me. Thanks in advance for literally any valuable or genuine feedback given here. Thanks.

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Looking for US adults on our time zone (PT) so we’re all on at the same time to war and chat. We’re into Seth MacFarlane, Star Trek, X-Files, and Spongebob—basically adult cartoons and sci-fi.

I’m on 24/7 and donating constantly. Wife is TH6 and I’m focusing on lower THs because there aren't enough competitive clans for us yet. We’re here to grind, donate, and hit the leaderboards.

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(Only need 5 people min to start warring again, I prefer quality to quantity so to avoid bots, spam ect.. any accepted request to join MUST start a convo in the chat within 24 hours of being accepted. if not you will be kicked out of the group.)

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Hello,

I need help. I invented a new kind of endpoint detection software. I have done an ELG to prove novelty and I have a filing date and number for a non-provisional patent pending. (I'm not quite sure how comfortable I am with giving the number out yet, I just received the filing date in Feb, so it is still within the 18-month window before it is public anyway.)

My goal is to sell it to a big cyber company because that's where I feel it belongs the most, (my invention fills a gap that AV, FIM, EDR miss).

Here's where I need help. I truly do not know what to do next. I don't even know what options are available to me.

Do I have to do it myself? is there like a middleman type situation? and is the magic answer to not getting screwed just an NDA? is this even the right sub for this question? it did say IP strategy in the about section.

anyway, thanks for any help in advance!