by Bob Harlan | Sep 14, 2023 | Cyber security
Neither will anti-virus software. Even major security enterprises like LastPass and SolarWinds, using sophisticated technology, are not immune to attacks by persistent cybercriminals. Both companies were hacked due to employee error. One employee was an intern,...
by Bob Harlan | Sep 6, 2023 | Starting a business
I knew that creating a startup would be risky. Experts say only 30 percent of small businesses are still going after 10 years. We’ve been around since 1998, so I guess we won the small-business lottery. If you’re already a lottery winner, you can skip this...
by Bob Harlan | Feb 15, 2023 | Cyber security, Internet Security
I ran a crew of electricians who set an extraordinary safety record in a harsh environment. The deepest level of the Homestake gold mine was 8,000 feet underground. Rock temperatures were 136 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidity was 100 percent. Miners couldn’t work...
by Bob Harlan | Aug 3, 2020 | Internet Security
I am writing from Texas, a state hard hit by COVID-19. We get daily reminders here to do everything we can to protect our families, our colleagues and our customers. But another pandemic-related threat has emerged that has reminded us of an old threat that every...
by Bob Harlan | Jun 24, 2020 | Information Technology
Social distancing? No job is more “socially distant” than working in a gold mine, more than a mile underground and three miles from the nearest shaft. At the Homestake mine in Lead, S.D., back in the day, our only link to the surface was a cast iron phone with a crank...
