January was a month of brutal honesty for many of the world’s largest IT companies. First, Intel, ARM, and AMD confessed to Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. And then, just two days before the month ended, Cisco also entered the confessional to admit a vulnerability in their WebVPN portals. Cisco’s vulnerability impacts a much smaller user-base […]
Now, more and more businesses are looking for a Managed Service Provider (MSP) who can help them to achieve strategic goals in addition to support services, but if you happen to be one of these businesses, many of whom feel as though they are falling behind the curve, you might not see your needs as […]
The deck is stacked against defenders in cybersecurity, but a new breed of threat detection could help even the odds. This last year has made the need for immediate help obvious, first with the Equifax hack and now Meltdown and Spectre, there’s now a focused attention towards the fundamental characteristic of cybersecurity. Peter Thiel put simply: “One […]
Two critical CPU vulnerabilities, named Meltdown and Spectre, were disclosed to the public on January 3, 2018, leading to a slew of questions, patches, and fear. The nature of this security threat is categorically different than most. When you hear about malware, ransomware, and viruses, these names refer to programs that are only dangerous when […]
The holidays are a mixed blessing. Spending more time with friends and family is great, but it also means more obligations. Since we are stretched for time, we make simple mistakes, like clicking on a link that we weren’t supposed to in an email that looked legitimate. To make the holidays a bit easier, we […]
Colorado Biz Magazine has chosen Platte River Networks as a Top 250 Private Company in Colorado for the fourth consecutive year Denver, CO November 27th, 2017 — Platte River Networks, a leading managed IT services and cloud provider based in Denver, was recognized for the fourth year in a row as one of the Top […]
This month on our Employee Spotlight, we get to learn a bit more about Kristyn Drennen, Director of Organizational Development here at Platte River Networks. Kristyn works to support our PRN team with training and development, engagement initiatives, and elevating the client experience. She finds new talent to join our growing team but also assists current […]
A few weeks ago, security researchers sounded alarm bells over a new botnet that’s growing beyond anything previously seen. If this sounds like the beginning of a Marvel film, well, that’s just where we are at these days, I guess. Botnets are legions of internet connected devices that are exploited by cybercriminals to do their […]
…and no, we don’t mean going to a Phish show. Cybercriminals are opportunistic, and the holidays are a time when we are all rushed, excited, and a bit mindless. The perfect combination of variables align in our daily lives, so cybercriminal wait in prey. Their bait? Emails that look like they are from Amazon and […]
