This month we get to know Michael Thompson, a Service Delivery Tech here at Platte River Networks. Before coming to PRN, Michael worked in executive support for MCI Worldwide and for Rupert Murdoch at Newscorp. It was there that he was exposed to executives and celebrities like Bruce Willis, Keifer Sutherland, and Arnold Schwarzenegger while […]
This month, we get to meet Mikaela Norgard, a Premium Plus Technician at Platte River Networks. Mikaela has been with PRN for 8 months and is currently working as an on-site technician for a law firm in Fargo, ND. She loves the everyday challenges and that each day is completely different. She also loves being […]
Lafayette, CO paid $45k in ransom in late July | Why do many organizations pay ransoms in 2020? | Learn how to protect your business from adding a hacker to payroll. “We attempted to pursue any possible avenue to avoid having to pay the ransom.” – Lafayette Mayor Jamie Harkins Lafayette Mayor Jamie Harkins woke […]
SigRed is a newly discovered (May, 2020) vulnerability impacting Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019. Assigned the highest threat rating, a perfect 10, SigRed can be exploited via malicious DNS response to Windows DNS Server to grant Domain Administrator rights. How Dangerous Is SigRed? Security Threat 10.0 Explained It might help to put the highest […]
Platte River’s own Blaine Matlock turned his hobby into a way to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Blaine acquired 2 3D printers in January of 2020 to start learning the hobby and understanding the technology. It was when the pandemic hit that Blaine learned from others in the 3D printing community that there were […]
This month, we are featuring Elon Grad, our VP of Technology and Innovation here at Platte River Networks. Elon is responsible for vetting and adopting new technology for our staff and clients as well as managing PRN’s tools, products, infrastructure, and datacenter/cloud. He loves investigating new technologies and seeing the impact a new tool or […]
It’s not often that Rolling Stone Magazine discusses Network Security. So when they do, you know to pay attention. Did network security just become “cool?” Unfortunately no, that will never happen anywhere but in our most outrageous pipe dreams. What happened was: the Entertainment law firm representing celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, and […]
This report looks at general trends in cyber-attack and business network security that have been emerging over the last year. We believe these findings are important for businesses to consider, in large part because they can help you defend your business from the latest threats. Intended as a high-level summary, this report does not delve […]
This month, we get to know Andrew Frank, a systems technician here at Platte River Networks. Andrew has been with us for just over a year and works on installing, maintaining and troubleshooting customer IT equipment such as computers, smartphones, some servers, and networking equipment. Andrew loves being able to help clients with issues that […]
