Network Sabotage

What is it? And why would a studio blog about it? One day offline in a multimedia/photography business can result in major revenue loss, not to mention incredible frustration and panic.

We recently experienced a hack into the network which prevented online access; or access at a very slow rate if at all possible. Frustrated to say the least the research begun; someone had set up a firewall... share the love and make sure it doesn't impact on your business.

A firewall is a piece of hardware and/or software which functions in a networked environment to prevent some communications forbidden by the security policy, analogous to the function of firewalls in building construction. A firewall is also called a Border Protection Device (BPD), especially in NATO contexts, or packet filter in BSD contexts. A firewall has the basic task of controlling traffic between different zones of trust. Typical zones of trust include the Internet (a zone with no trust) and an internal network (a zone with high trust). The ultimate goal is to provide controlled connectivity between zones of differing trust levels through the enforcement of a security policy and connectivity model based on the least privilege principle.

Proper configuration (or reverse engineering) of firewalls demands skill, and requires considerable understanding of network protocols and of computer security. Don't become a statistic of network sabotage, protect your most valuable asset.

"It's all about the music," she said

"It's all about the music," she said. Its more a case of what came first the chicken or the egg.

Is it the photo that sells the DVD, or the music... or really, it could also be the animation. An argument ensued, both were passionate that they were correct.

We thought it's about time to really blog about the musicians behind BISON. Ben Hense, Musical Director for BU leads a star studded group of talented musicians.



Ben successfully took his studio work which he developed onto the live music scene, testing the tracks with success that had been garnered from punters moving to the sounds of groove based tunes played live. He then fused into new heights with a full scale live music ensemble of local Melbourne musicians.

His work for BU incorporates vocalists, bass, guitar, percussion, drums, flute, keyboards, analogue synths and samplers to provide an captivating sound quite unlike anything the corporate sector has seen!

Sales and Success

With the release of the DVD series just over a week ago, we've been flat out fulfilling requests for samples (go online), taking and delivering orders and best of all getting it into the market. A friend recently commented on how much he loved multimedia and would have preferred to get in to the field (rather than working in marketing)... but it was 'too hard' to get to the commercialisation stage. Too hard or too exhausting ;) We say:

If you feel fear, plunge ahead!

Who says your first order can't be for the Victorian Government for export to India, Asia, China and Japan? We did it :)

At BISON we have a sign in the studio spelling out: "We persist with the knowledge that each failure to sell will increase your chance for success at the next attempt." Bring it on!

BISON's new DVD series is a hit!

Congratulations to all that contributed to the first animated still photography DVD on the market! Original, dramatic soundtracks, spectacular photography and technical brilliance. A big pat on the back to BISON's core team of talented artists Darc, Oliver and Ben and of course, a big thanks to all family, friends and our great business network. Without your input, it would not have been possible.

The feedback, endorsements and overall good energy around this project has been overwhelming. We made the deadline one day early (who would have thought?) got the DVD's uploaded for the www to view, and had our most hits ever ;)

Check out BISON's new DVD series, and let us know what you think!

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