I found this video from Avi Rubin who is the Professor of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University. He’s a brilliant man and this video is absolutely fascinating while at the same time terrifying. As someone in the security industry I see this kind of thing all the time, great technology is designed by honest people who don’t stop to think about security. Always remember the right group of people with the right set of tools know how to hack Everything.
I’ve been approached several times in the last few years to start selling cloud CCTV and SaaS solutions. It’s starting to drive me crazy every time I read another article about how great and cost effective cloud CCTV systems are and why they’re the future of CCTV everywhere. Now before you start yelling at your screen that the cloud is the future lets clear up a few things. More
Here is a list of 5 things you can do to improve your CCTV system right now.
1. Clean
Over time your CCTV cameras collect all kinds of dirt, distorting images and potentially damaging the camera. Can’t reach your cameras? Try this wand from Dotworkz.
2 Re-aim
Someone once told me if you paid $1000 for your cctv camera and %20 of the shot is the sky, you just waisted $200. Makes sense, don’t waist your money re-aim you cameras. More
Here’s another one of my favourite TED Talks by Misha Glenny. He discusses some of the greatest hackers of all time and what they were able to achieve. Glenny explains just how brilliant these hackers are and why we should hire the hackers no put them in jail. If you like this video take a look at another one of my favorite TED Talks Here.
Most security companies reinforce the importance of doing a regular security test. Unfortunately what most security companies won’t tell you is that a basic security test isn’t enough. That means just because the siren went off doesn’t mean your monitoring company got the alarm. You need to put your system through variety of test to really understand how it works and if it’s meeting your expectations.
A basic security test. What is that? Well a basic security test would consist of a home or business owner calling their monitoring company to ignore all alarms. The home or business owner would then proceed to arm their system and set off all the alarms making sure the siren sounds and that the alarms are displayed correctly on the keypad. This was a perfectly good way of testing older systems especially those connected to analog phone lines but with today’s advanced systems you need to do a more advanced security test.
I was at a presentation today by the Hamilton Police and was reminded of how many simple things you can do yourself to protect your home. It doesn’t cost a lot of money to have the most secure home on the street. So here are the top tips I learned from today’s presentation.
When you’re thinking about how to protect your home think about layering. Now I’m not talking about the kind of layering you do when you’re preparing for a day on the ski hill. When I say layering I mean using multiple layers of security to slow down and deter criminals. As the police like to put it, think about the three D’s; Deter, Delay, Detect. More
CCTV Camera Tool version 3.0 is finally ready for sale in the App Store. Please go check it out I’ve added some great new features. You can now enjoy having every major camera manufacturers default username, password, and IP address at your fingertips with the addition of the Default Logins Database. You won’t want to be without this handy database next time you have to factory default an unfamiliar camera.
I’m also still including the classic Pixel Density Calculator tool, so for those of you with the original app just go ahead and update it to receive the new features. Please feel free to leave comments either here or in the App Store and let me know how you like it. I’m also looking for suggestions as to what new features you would like to see added to CCTV Camera Tool so please feel free to contact me or again comment with your suggestions.
My five favorite security apps. As some of you already know I love writing apps but mostly write security apps for installers and consultants. So in the spirit of supporting my fellow apptrepreneurs I’ve decided to list my five favorite security apps. Click here to see the list and don’t forget to check out our CCTV Camera Tool app.
Fires cause millions of dollars of damage every year and cost thousands of people their lives. One of my favorite success stories we’ve had monitoring open lots for criminals was stopping a fire that could have caused thousands of dollars in damages. More
I was tipped off to this great hack today that allows you to view Linkedin profiles that would otherwise be private. I’ve made this short video on how to hack Linkedin. It’s so simple to do I’m amazed Linkedin hasn’t done anything about it yet. Please watch the video and share it with others or leave your comments below.
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