Platte River Networks Recent News and Blog Posts

Baltimore Ransomware Response Will Increase Cyberattacks on Cities and Smaller Organizations

Pay or no-pay, the city’s actions thus far are blood in the water for the “private sector” of the hacking economy It has been more than two weeks since a ransomware attack penetrated Baltimore’s defenses and took the city’s network hostage. And still another month might not be enough time for city officials and IT […]

Employee Spotlight: Ben Allen

This month we are spotlighting Ben Allen, a Business Development Executive here at Platte River Networks. Ben has been with us since October and helps find businesses that want to sleep well at night knowing that their security and business continuity are a high priority. He helps connect people with needs to the experts that […]

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Security flaws found in millions of security cameras, other consumer electronics

Focus on IoT security The biggest problem with IoT security comes from IoT device vendors, but the businesses and consumers that buy them are first to be damaged by security flaws. A few months ago, Platte River Networks published some simple recommendations for network security in the IoT age and cautioned that IoT vulnerabilities should […]

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Large Law firms jump to cloud computing; Small firms should follow soon

The cloud beckons, and industries are heeding the call. In 2018, three in four businesses already had at least a portion of their computing infrastructure in the cloud, with most of the rest expecting to follow by the end of 2019. Why the rush? Simply put: Speed, scale and technology. Most companies are moving to […]

Employee Spotlight: Justin Suzuki

This month, we get to know Justin Suzuki, the Gunnison Team Lead for PRN. Justin’s job is to lead the Gunnison technical team by assigning tasks and tickets, providing guidance and helping his team provide a better experience to all their clients. Just has been with PRN for almost a year and a half but […]

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Personal Identifiable Information: What SMBs can learn from FEMA and Facebook

2019 started off with a bang for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) when the media got wind of a major security breach. Within days, the country was in an uproar about FEMA’s lax security practices. They hadn’t been hacked. It wasn’t even an “inside job” in the traditional sense. An employee had merely sent […]

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Evaluating Managed Services Providers: 9 Criteria Downloadable Checklist

Growth gives businesses the freedom to understand just how much can be improved. It might be the way you file taxes; it might be hiring and firing practices. Small and Mid-sized business executives have to understand and execute many skills every day, but some of these can and should be outsourced to professionals. It is […]

Employee Spotlight: Danielle Thompson

This month, we get to know Danielle Thompson, a system specialist at PRN. Danielle has been with us since October 2018 but has been in IT for over 12 years. Before coming to PRN, Danielle worked as a System Technician at ATA, Anaren, PRN, and Raymour and has been a field support tech at Raymour […]

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Network Security for The Healthcare Industry: Risks And Recommendations

The healthcare industry has been and remains one of the most attacked by cyber criminals. 2015 was a particularly bad year. Over 100 million healthcare records were compromised, according to an IBM Cyber Security Intelligence Index, making the industry the most attacked that year. Those records were taken from more than 8,000 devices in 100 […]