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Technical Framework Information Technology Services Our team of seasoned IT professionals brings several decades of combined experience to the table.

What’s more, we’ve been on the front line long enough to recognize trends, leverage best practices, and understand what makes a good fit for different business conditions. We learn your business inside and out, then act as a translator between the technical implementation team and your business. We take great care in making sure that our discussions take place within the context of your business, not the technology. We’ll work with you to gather requirements and explain the technology that will be used. We’ll take care of the technical details so that you can concentrate on what’s most important: running your business. For more information, please visit our website at https://techframework.com.

Four ransomware names. A familiar attacker behind them.Microsoft's September investigation tracked the same operator usi...
10/14/2026

Four ransomware names. A familiar attacker behind them.

Microsoft's September investigation tracked the same operator using different ransomware families while repeating recognizable moves: gaining remote control, stealing credentials, interfering with security, and taking data.

That is why a business shouldn't wait for a ransom note to call something an incident. The earlier activity may be the chance to interrupt the attack.

The name on the final ransom screen can change. The behavior leading up to it can still give the attacker away.

A useful question for your IT team: if someone starts disabling protection or copying an unusual amount of company data, who gets the alert—and who can act?

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AI found methane leaks from space. Thousands that hadn't been mapped before.Google and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...
10/12/2026

AI found methane leaks from space. Thousands that hadn't been mapped before.

Google and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory used an AI model to read satellite measurements and flag methane plumes. In their September research announcement, Google reports more than 23,000 additional plumes worldwide.

The useful part goes beyond a spectacular map: the data is open, so researchers and operators can investigate where emissions are coming from. Finding a plume is a starting point for action—not proof that a leak has been fixed.

For business owners, this is a more interesting AI question than 'Can it write another email?'

What signal is buried in the data you already have—equipment readings, images, or patterns of waste—that people struggle to spot at scale?

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That meeting invite came with a surprise: someone else's remote control of the computer.Microsoft's September 29 investi...
10/07/2026

That meeting invite came with a surprise: someone else's remote control of the computer.

Microsoft's September 29 investigation describes phishing that tricked people into installing real remote-support software. Once installed with permission, it gave attackers access—and they added a second remote-access tool to keep a foothold.

The chilling part? Microsoft didn't find a ScreenConnect software exploit in this campaign. The attackers misused legitimate software.

For a busy business owner, the trap is the moment a document or invitation says you need to install something to continue. Stop there. Confirm the request through a contact you already trust.

Ask your IT team which remote-support tools are approved—and whether an unapproved one would be blocked or noticed.

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Who holds your business’s digital keys?Fort Collins owners: start with your website domain, business email and billing s...
10/05/2026

Who holds your business’s digital keys?

Fort Collins owners: start with your website domain, business email and billing system. For each, know who owns the account, who has authorized access and how the business recovers access if the usual contact is unavailable.

Keep passwords in an approved password manager—not in the ownership checklist or the comments.

Which of those three would be hardest for your business to recover?

That full-screen warning saying your computer is infected, with a number to call for help, may be the scam itself.Do thi...
09/17/2026

That full-screen warning saying your computer is infected, with a number to call for help, may be the scam itself.

Do this instead:

1. Do not call the number on the screen.
2. Close the browser, or restart the computer if it will not close.
3. Never let an unknown caller connect remotely.
4. If someone already connected, disconnect from the internet and call your known IT contact.
5. Tell the team. Quick reporting limits the damage.

These warnings are designed to create panic and force a fast decision.

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Has one of these full-screen warnings appeared on a computer at your office?

Windows 10 support ended October 14, 2025, and the paid extension program closes October 12, 2027 [Microsoft]. For most ...
09/08/2026

Windows 10 support ended October 14, 2025, and the paid extension program closes October 12, 2027 [Microsoft]. For most small businesses that is not really an IT problem. It is a budget-timing problem.

Three questions worth answering with your bookkeeper rather than your technician:

1. How many computers in the business will need replacing before October 2027?
2. Can that spend be spread across two budget years instead of landing in one?
3. Which machines do work important enough that a failure would stop revenue - and should those go first?

Replacing five computers a quarter is a line item. Replacing twenty in a panic is an event.

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How many of the computers running your business are more than five years old?

Information-stealing malware is quietly one of the largest sources of stolen work passwords, and it often lands on a dev...
09/04/2026

Information-stealing malware is quietly one of the largest sources of stolen work passwords, and it often lands on a device the workplace does not manage. 46% of devices found holding corporate login data were unmanaged - home computers, personal laptops, family machines [Verizon 2026 DBIR].

If anyone checks work email or files on a personal device:

1. Keep the operating system and browser set to update automatically.
2. Do not save work passwords in a personal browser profile.
3. Never install software from a search ad, a pop-up or a link in a message.
4. Use multi-factor authentication on work accounts, so a stolen password alone is not enough.
5. Tell your IT contact if a personal device used for work ever starts behaving strangely.

The home computer is often the softest way into a business. It does not have to be.

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Does anyone at your business check work email on a computer nobody manages?

08/18/2026

A familiar email asks your bookkeeper to update a vendor's bank details. The message looks right and feels urgent. Use one simple rule: verify every payment-detail change through a known phone number or separate trusted channel before sending money. That five-minute pause is cheaper than recovering a fraudulent transfer. Does your process require an independent check?

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