by Shawn | Aug 30, 2021 | Business, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Home Security, Malware, Network Security, Ransomware, Security, Security Breach, Websites
Google and Microsoft said they are pledging to invest a total of $30 billion in cybersecurity advantages over the next five years, as the U.S. government partners with private sector companies to address threats facing the country in the wake of a string of...
by Shawn | Aug 27, 2021 | Business, Central Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Malware, Network Security, Networking, People That Make A Difference, Ransomware, Security, Security Breach
A Nigerian cybercrime threat actor has been observed attempting to recruit employees by offering them to pay $1 million in bitcoins to deploy Black Kingdom ransomware on companies’ networks as part of an insider threat scheme. At the beginning of October, a...
by Shawn | Aug 25, 2021 | Automation, Business, Central Monitoring, Cloud-Based Access Control, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Deterrent Tactics and Devices, Home Automation, Home Entertainment, Home Monitoring, Home Protection, Home Security, Monitoring, Network Security, Security, Security Breach, Technology News
A security vulnerability has been found affecting several versions of ThroughTek Kalay P2P Software Development Kit (SDK), which could be abused by a remote attacker to take control of an affected IoT device and potentially lead to remote code executions. The issue...
by Shawn | Aug 23, 2021 | Central Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Home Protection, Home Security, Malware, Network Security, Security, Security Breach
A new social engineering-based malvertising campaign targeting Japan has been found to deliver malicious ads that deploy a banking trojan on compromised Windows machines to steal credentials associated with cryptocurrency accounts. Malicious ads attack are not a new...
by Shawn | Aug 20, 2021 | Automation, Biometrics, Business, Central Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Home Automation, Home Protection, Home Security, Monitoring, Security, Security Breach, Smart Home, Technology News, Video Surveillance
Much of what people do on daily basis involves touching hundreds of items without thought – we turn to a doorknob to open a door, touch a keypad to type on a computer and push elevator buttons to close the door and select a floor. Until recently, people...
by Shawn | Aug 18, 2021 | Business, Central Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Home Security, Https, Malware, Monitoring, Network Security, Ransomware, Security, Security Breach, Websites
News and commentary on ransomware have hit a fever pitch with recent, high-profile attacks against global software management provider Kaseya, gas supplier Colonial Pipeline, popular Cape Cod ferry service, The Steamship Authority, and JBS, the world’s largest...
by Shawn | Aug 16, 2021 | Business, Central Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Job Performance, Malware, Network Security, Security Breach
Among the problems stemming from our systematic failure with cybersecurity, which ranges from decades-old software-development practices to Chinese and Russian cyber-attacks, one problem gets far less attention than it should – the insider threat....
by Shawn | Aug 13, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Hacker, Malware, People That Make A Difference, Ransomware, Security
Multiple cybercriminals are leveraging a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) solution to distribute a wide range of malicious software distribution campaigns that result in the deployment of payloads such as Campo Loader, Hancitor, IcedID, QBot, Buer Loader, and SocGholish...
by Shawn | Aug 11, 2021 | Burglar Alarms, Business, Home Monitoring, Home Protection, Home Security, IP Video Storage, Job Performance, Mobile Access Control, Monitoring, Network Security, Network Video Recorder, Security, Security Cameras, Smart Home, Video Production, Video Surveillance
Most business owners or operators know they need some type of video surveillance – whether it’s for inventory protection, IT servers holding sensitive data, or managing day-to-day operations, security is an essential part of running a business. For those...
by Shawn | Aug 9, 2021 | Access Control, Burglar Alarms, Business, Central Monitoring, Fire Alarms, Home Monitoring, Home Security, Security, Security Cameras, Smart Home, Smoke Detectors, Video Surveillance
There are many options for how your alarm systems will communicate with the monitoring station. Unfortunately, many homeowners and business owners put very little thought into the different alarm system communication technologies that are available and how these...
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