Scambook Recommends Four Tips To Insure IP-cameras Are Secure From Hackers
Internet Protocol cameras (IP cameras) have been enabling consumers to gain live Internet video streams of their home, office, pets, and even children. Although these video feeds are meant to be private, Scambook is issuing a warning that hackers may be able to gain access to these cameras to spy on consumers and their families. […]
US Schools, College Campuses Have New Security Options
New system turns every surveillance camera on campus into an LPR camera to verify license plate numbers and the state of origin PlateSmart Technologies announced that it has partnered with Convergint Technologies to protect college campuses with a new security system, which will track all vehicle activity 24 hours a day. At the heart of […]
Global Elite Group Designs Programs For Hotel And High Rise Building Security
New York, New York (PRWEB) September 13, 2013 Security directors are well aware of the need for regular review of security practices to ensure visitors, guests and employees remain safe. Thorough assessment and regular training are successful components of any plan to reduce vulnerabilities. GEG provides risk assessments conducted by trained law enforcement personnel with first response and emergency training as part of its strategy to protect hotels and high rise buildings. New security management programs to specifically address the challenges buildings face have been added as the threat climate is always in flux. “We have seen throughout the years there are obvious landmarks which are targets and locations which can become targets for unknown reasons. It is this hit or miss possibility that building safety directors need to address. Day to day activities cannot be overlooked either; a possible threat condition can take place at anytime. Our programs provide outside training and support as well as offsite law enforcement expertise standing ready to assist or complement an overall plan,” stated William McGuire, President and CEO of Global Elite Group (GEG), Garden City, N.Y. The GEG programs for property owners are customized and offer added protection services such as bomb detection during events and VIP visits, employee access control plans and seasonal strategies. “The future of hotel and building security includes the constant review of its approach to safety and the update of available technology which assists in the overall security of the complex,” McGuire explained. The GEG approach […]
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Ohio Attorney General DeWine Says Home Security Seller Misled Consumers
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit charging Utah-based Vision Security LLC with misleading Ohio consumers and failing to honor their cancellation requests. ?This business came to consumers? homes and pressured them into buying security systems,? Attorney General DeWine said. ?Representatives misrepresented the costs and sometimes lied about the company?s identity. We are […]
NIST Issues Updated Standard for Federal Identification Card Strengthens Authentication Capabilities
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued an updated version of the standard specification Personal Identification Verification (PIV) Card that federal employees and contractors use to enter government facilities or log on to federal computer systems. The revised Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201-2 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and […]
Manila Now Requires CCTVs In All Business Establishments
MANILA, Philippines — The San Juan City government is now requiring business establishments primarily handling financial transactions to equip themselves with security cameras and other surveillance systems before the end of the year. City ordinance 7, series of 2013, mandates business establishments, specifically banks, pawnshops, money changers, convenience stores, gasoline stations, money transfer centers, bills payment centers and supermarkets, to operate video surveillance and monitoring systems not just inside their stores, but also in the vicinity of their operation. The ordinance, enacted by the San Juan City Council and approved by Mayor Guia Gomez earlier this year, notes that “incidents of robberies and burglaries have recently been hogging the news and have even resulted to the loss of innocent lives.” The ordinance also said that these crimes could somehow be prevented by surveillance and monitoring systems installed in businesses, which would make it easy for the police to monitor events and investigate crimes. The ordinance compels these business establishments to install not only plain security or closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, but also equipment which would allow the storage of camera footage, transmission of footage to remote video monitoring stations, and the triggering of alarms for violations of security rules. “The daily video recordings must be stored and preserved for a minimum period of at least 30 days for review purposes and reference unless its preservation is required by a court order, by the police, or the city mayor,” the ordinance read. Authorized local authorities and the police should also […]
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Ludington City Council OK With Bathroom Cameras
A recent City Council meeting of Ludington, Michigan, a town on the edge of Lake Michigan, heard during public comment from citizen Tom Rotta of hidden surveillance cameras in city park restrooms and how, with great detail to the Council, those cameras were able to video record the activities of the public in the stalls […]
FTC settles with Trendnet after 'hundreds' of home security cameras were
Home security camera maker Trendnet has reached a settlement with the FTC over charges that it failed to protect customer privacy after a massive security vulnerability was discovered and exploited last year. The breach allowed hackers to watch and monitor total strangers by tapping into live video feeds from thousands of the company’s internet-connected cameras. After a blog published a step-by-step walkthrough revealing how to remotely access the cameras, a huge list of working video feeds made its way onto Pastebin, where it saw over 87,000 hits. The FTC is none too pleased with the gaping security hole, nor the fact that Trendnet "exposed the private lives of hundreds of consumers to public viewing on the Internet." Hundreds of cameras were compromised In its complaint, the commission says Trendnet "failed to use reasonable security to design and test its software," also alleging that the company, as far back as 2010, "transmitted user login credentials in clear, readable text over the internet." The resulting settlement requires Trendnet to keep a close eye on its privacy policies; moving forward, it is barred from "misrepresenting the security of its cameras or the security, privacy, confidentiality, or integrity of the information that its cameras or other devices transmit." But the camera marketer must also take steps to prevent this catastrophe from repeating itself. Trendnet will need to establish a "comprehensive information security program" designed to spot and resolve potential intrusion risks before they can be exploited. And it will do so under a watchful […]
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Lucky Clerk or Lucky Robber?
Jon Lewis Alexander, clerk and veteran, thwarts liquor store robbery with own gun | wusa9.com MARIONVILLE, MO (SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER) — The guy with a gun picked the wrong clerk. How wrong? A veteran of four tours in Iraq. A 30-year military man. A former prison guard, private investigator, professional extraditor of federal prisoners and – perhaps most important on this particular Sunday night – a proud owner of a Walther PPX 9 mm handgun. Loaded, with one in the chamber, like he always carries it. Jon Lewis Alexander, 54, of Marionville, thwarted a robbery about 9 p.m. Sunday at Beer 30 on East Logan Street in Marionville – after the would-be robber pulled his weapon first. As a store security video shows, Alexander used his left hand to push the robber’s handgun back while – in a smooth but rapid motion – pulling and swinging his 9 mm into the robber’s face. The man’s mouth, to be exact, as the robber haplessly holds his own weapon at his side. “One of the policemen told me later, ‘You’re a lucky man,’ ” Alexander said Monday. “I said, ‘I think he (the robber) is a little luckier than I am.’ ” The store’s owners, Max and Jeannine Dawson, shared an 11-second video from the store security camera with Marionville police, friends and the News-Leader on Monday, and Alexander explained what happened. No one was hurt and no shots were fired. The man came in the store smoking a cigarette, and […]
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Neighborhood's Surveillance Cameras Controversy
A St. Petersburg, Florida, residential community is getting a lesson in proper disclosure and where you can hang signs in their city. The Lakeswood Estates Civic Association purchased its own surveillance cameras, hid them in trees pointed at key intersections, and posted signs telling would-be criminals they were being watched. “We don’t want to catch […]
RESEARCH: Video Content Analysis / Video Analytics
The global intelligent video analytic market is poised to grow at a CAGR of 31.4 percent from 2012 to 2016, a rise fueled by operational advantages afforded by such products, as well as more competitively priced surveillance cameras, according to a market report conducted by analysts at Technavio, a London-based technology research and advisory company. […]