With distance learning and videoconferencing on the rise, the FBI says it has received reports that video platforms are being hijacked (“Zoom-bombing”). Two schools in Massachusetts reported the following incidents: In late March 2020, a Massachusetts-based high school reported that while a teacher was conducting an online class using the teleconferencing software Zoom, an unidentified […]
Wire and cable installation solution company Platinum Tools has launched its new HPH J-Hooks, a new line of high-performance hybrid hooks designed for a variety of applications. The hooks — designed for high-performance cables like Cat6a, Cat7, and fiber optics — feature a smooth, radiused 2-inch wide base with no pressure points. They’re UL listed, […]
As schools become increasingly reliant on technology for teaching and learning, it is putting them at greater risk for cybersecurity incidents, which is apparent in the findings of a new cybersecurity report. “The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2019 Year in Review,” released by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, found there were 348 cybersecurity incidents reported at 336 K-12 […]
Managing the overflow of information as the coronavirus outbreak continues across the U.S. and around the world has become a complex challenge for everyone involved. VuWall is looking to partner with those who are on the front lines working to keep communities safe and healthy by offering its VuWall2 visualization tool as a free download, allowing organizations to […]
AMAG Technology, a G4S company, expands its security offering with Symmetry Business Intelligence, an analytics engine designed to provide critical information via data analysis. Organizations can use the data from their access control system to determine if an employee or contractor is displaying abnormal behavior, according to the company. Symmetry Business Intelligence analyzes how a […]
Audinate has won a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for “its contributions in enabling the production industry’s transition of analog audio and video onto the network,” according to a company announcement this week. [related] “Used in thousands of products from hundreds of manufacturers, Audinate’s Dante is the de facto standard for modern AV connectivity,” the […]
Kramer’s Omnivore KM-2B, which debuted at ISE 2020, is a microphone “designed to be the go-to microphone for meeting and conferencing spaces,” according to the company announcement. The patent pending Omnivore KM-2B is a “multi-purpose dual boundary microphone that eliminates comb filtering and maximizes acoustic energy, providing unmatched clarity and flexibility,” according to the Kramer […]
The idea of security breaches often brings to mind malicious attackers hacking into computer systems. However, past major health sector breaches have shown vulnerabilities are more often than not the result of healthcare system misconfiguration. While such breaches cause significant reputational damages, HIPAA fines can add insult to injury, with the healthcare sector average fine of […]
Crestron has long been a company that has stood out on the engineering side. At ISE 2020 the company is pushing programming – or rather eliminating the need to program in order to control AV equipment on the network. A number of feature enhancements are being shown at the Crestron booth (2-C20, 2-E20, 2-E30) at […]
The University of Maastricht located in the Netherlands experienced a ransomware attack on December 24 and wound up paying the hackers 200,000 euros or $220,000 in bitcoin to unblock its computers, reports Reuters. “The damage of that to the work of the students, scientists, staff, as well as the continuity of the institution, can scarcely […]
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