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Monthly Archives: June 2018

As readers of this online security magazine largely understand, Cryptocurrency mining is the process by which transactions are verified and tallied to the public ledger, known as the blockchain, and also the means through which new currency is released. Anyone with access to the internet and suitable computer processing power […]

Malicious Cryptocurrency Miners Gaining Momentum, Poised for Continued Growth

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut Cybersecurity Industry Trends and tagged Cryptocurrency on June 29, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Guest Contributor: Bobby Robertson, CEO at Omnigo Software with Robin Mefford Who is responsible for ensuring your campus is a safe environment for learning and personal growth? Most colleges and universities have departments dedicated to public safety and committees focused on emergency preparedness and planning; however, involvement in campus safety […]

EMPOWERING STUDENTS: A CRUCIAL CAMPUS SAFETY RESOURCE

This entry was posted in Guest Contributor Opinion on June 23, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Findings were reported today by HelpNet Security that 3,000+ mobile iOS and Android apps are potentially leaking PII data from unsecured Firebase databases. So far, affected apps have been downloaded 620 million times for Android devices (the iOS download rate is unknown). Researchers with Appthority say 62% of enterprises are likely impacted by […]

3,000+ mobile apps leaking data from unsecured Firebase databases – ...

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut Cybersecurity Opinion on June 20, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Business continuity is a concept that refers to the planning and preparation to make sure a company overcomes serious incidents or disasters and resumes its normal operations within a short period of time. This concept includes the following key elements: Resilience: critical business functions and the supporting infrastructure must be […]

Business Continuity Plans for Banks

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut Industry Trends and tagged Business Continuity on June 20, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Guest Contributor: Arturo Maqueo, Regional Sales Engineering Director LATAM, Flexenclosure The security of data – and in particular people’s personal data – has been a hot topic in recent months. The EU’s rollout of new GDPR regulations; the Cambridge Analytica scandal; or the seemingly weekly revelations of financial institutions or consumer […]

For Ultimate Data Center Security, Technology Alone is Not the ...

This entry was posted in Guest Contributor and tagged Data Center Security Flexenclosure on June 20, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Big business loves big data. Data is the fuel needed for today’s enterprise to move forward or to change direction. Video is simply more data. As security video has moved away from analog streams stored on tapes toward the ones and zeros more familiar to data analysts, businesses have been eyeing video […]

Cloud Video as a Service for Visibility into your Connected ...

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut Industry Trends and tagged AI Arcules IoT on June 19, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

There are likely some in the security industry that still believe that “a drive is a drive is a drive” when it comes to video surveillance storage. Not so, if you ask the manufacturers of hard disk drives (HDD). Those systems integrators that are a little more “long in the […]

Purpose-built Drives for Video Surveillance

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut Industry Trends and tagged Seagate Video Surveillance on June 18, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Another day, another announcement regarding a huge data breach. It seems the current challenge is to resist becoming desensitized to these all-too-common headlines. If we give up and accept this as our new normal, we lose and the bad guys win. Luckily, there are dedicated cybersecurity experts who remain vigilant […]

MyHeritage Breach – What the Experts Are Saying

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut Cybersecurity and tagged MyHeritage on June 5, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Electronic access control systems do a great job of restricting access through openings that are designed to be used by your employees and vendors. No valid card, no entry. But, for many organizations, that is not where most people enter their facility. It’s the main lobby or other public entrances […]

From Access Control to Visitor Management – What Super Enterprises ...

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut Industry Trends and tagged TDS Visitor Management on June 5, 2018 by Steven Bowcut