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Does Modern Video Surveillance Create Cybersecurity Vulnerability?

by Aaron Smith

Smart video surveillance is the kind of technology that lets you see through your cameras from your smartphone over the internet, or connect your cameras with other devices in your home. They’re great for improving the physical security of your home or business, but they can be a security liability in another sense — cybersecurity.

So just how vulnerable are surveillance cameras to cybersecurity threats? Here’s what you should know about the potential cybersecurity risks of ...

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JUN

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account hijacking, cybersecurity, insider threat, Internet of Things, passwords, surveillance

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Morgan Stanley Warns Against Recent “Brushing Scam”

Morgan Stanley has outlined several common scams everyone should be on the lookout for during the holiday season. The first involves phony delivery notifications. These scams are common year-round, but they’re particularly relevant during the holidays.

“A popular scam involves receiving a text or email that asks you to click on ...

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DEC

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insider threat, malware, social engineering, social networks, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars

The technically complex landing marks the fifth successful U.S. bid to reach the Martian surface

Its Not Just SolarWinds: France Reveals Three-Year Long Supply Chain Attack

News of the SolarWinds data breach, where its software management updates were hacked, rocked the cyber world. And now comes news ...

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cybersecurity, cyberwar, insider threat, News and politics, social engineering, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

Mars, MIST PF, NIST RMF, NIST-CSF, Orion, Perseverance, SolarWinds

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources. Insider threat edition.

Quote of the Week

Insider threats are not viewed as seriously as external threats, like a cyber attack. But when companies had an insider threat, in general, they were much more costly than external incidents… The insider that is smart often has the right skills to hide the crime, sometimes forever.

— Dr. Larry Ponemon, on the impact ...

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SEP

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Guest Post – 10 Things Startups Need To Know About Cybersecurity

It is unimaginable for any business today to function without using any form of technology. But along with technology comes the risk of your equipment being exposed to cyber-attacks and your information being compromised. These attacks can be prevented by startups, whether big or small, by having a security-first mentality. Businesses that understand these threats can avoid these cyber-attacks which ...

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JUL

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compliance, cybersecurity, insider threat, law and policy

Zoom’s Crash Course in Cybersecurity

The video conferencing application Zoom has had it’s share of security related problems lately. Any time they name a cyber-attack after you (Zoom bombing) it’s bound to be a bad thing. Zoom bombing, if you haven’t heard, is the video conference equivalent of photo bombing. Some miscreant sneaks into your meeting and takes over the screen to share some NSFW imagery or hate speech or cat videos. Zoom meeting videos have ...

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account hijacking, authentication, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, encryption, insider threat, social engineering, Software vulnerability

video conference, Zoom

How Secure is Your Tech Support Company?

Is your computer technology Managed Service Provider (MSP) the weakest link in your supply chain security program? Are they the easiest point of entry for an attacker? Your contracted tech support provider holds keys to your computer network that are coveted by cyber-attackers. MSPs are commonly targeted by cyber-criminal groups and other bad actors because MSPs ...

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account hijacking, authentication, cybersecurity, insider threat, multi-factor authentication, Phishing, social engineering

managed service provider, MSP, supply chain security, third party vendor security

Who Guards the Guardians?

Insider threats, the risks and dangers caused by malicious or careless acts performed by your own employees, contractors, and trusted vendors is perhaps the most difficult cyber attack to detect and defend. What happens when a member of your own IT department turns to the dark side?

Between 2015 and 2019, IT executive Hicham Kabbaj scammed his employer out of $6 million dollars for servers, other products, and installation services by ...

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New Twists on the Insider Threat

The most dangerous person to your network security may be sitting in the next cubicle, or working for a trusted vendor. This is called the Insider Threat. It is more likely that your computer incident will come from the inside of your organization than from a cyber-criminal gang in the Russian Federation. A couple of email newsletters dropped into my inbox with new examples of insiders who became threats.

IT Support ...

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NOV

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Dealing With The Insider Threat

As cybersecurity professionals, we spend a lot of time and effort keeping outsiders off our network, and out of our servers and information repositories. The good news is that today’s defensive solutions work pretty well, and we are largely successful defending threats from outsider the network perimeter.

Insider threats are a bigger concern. There have been several high profile insider ...

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OCT

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