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NJ: Cameras recording audio put chief in hot water
The security company who installed the cctv claims the audio was turned on by accident, possibly after a reboot (?), but the real issue is the chief deleted all the evidence. Word to the wise: check your cctv system- don't record audio. EDISON — On [...]
Foreign Espionage Alive and Well and Profitable
The Espionage Economy: U.S. firms are making billions selling spyware to dictators. from Foreign Policy.com Ricardo Martinelli resides in a condo at the Atlantis, a luxury high-rise on Florida’s Biscayne Bay made famous by the TV series Miami Vice. A hefty, white-haired billionaire, Martinelli, 63, was [...]
The woman in charge of the FBI’s most controversial high-tech tools
The Washingon Post In the aftermath of the shooting rampage in San Bernardino, FBI teams recovered computer hard drives, flash drives and crushed cellphones left by the attackers. They flew the evidence to technical sleuths at a special FBI facility in Northern Virginia. At the same [...]
Securing the corporate AV system
A number of years ago we began to see corporate AV systems using WiFi control for a number of their components. During our Cyber TSCM wifi inspections we often find unsecured routers appearing in conference room AV racks. These routers are not usually connected to the corporate network. That may [...]
New Tech: Conductive concrete blocks radio waves, guarding against espionage
From Phys.org De-icing concrete could improve roadway safety, guard against corporate espionage ...By replacing the limestone and sand typically used in concrete with a mineral called magnetite, Tuan has shown that the mixture can also shield against electromagnetic waves. The electromagnetic spectrum includes the radiofrequency [...]
Upstate NY residents are notified of phone taps during prison escape.
During the well publicized prison escape in June of last year, by Richard Matt and David Sweat, a number of phones were tapped to help track down the convicts. New York Criminal Procedure Law section 700.50(3) statute states those whose phones are tapped must be notified [...]
Video voyeur caught in Connecticut. 431 counts of voyeurism and eavesdropping.
Beware of suspicious activity in any workplace. Spy-shops make hidden cameras and eavesdropping devices readily available. This individual was clearly disturbed, but probably functioned "normally" in his work. He had placed spy-shop clock-cameras in a life-guard shack where he worked. Some of the victims realized [...]
Interview with PwC’s cybersecurity partner Kris McConkey: “Perimeters are dissolving”
CIOs need to pull back from the perimeter and put in place security mechanisms around the data they are trying to protect, PwC’s partner in charge of cybersecurity, Kris McConkey, has advised. [via SiliconRepublic] “Securing systems is becoming increasingly difficult and the perimeters are dissolving [...]
Smart objects in your home
The CES, Consumer Electronics Show always brings some new devices worth paying attention to. Here are a few new "smart" devices reviewed by cnet. It's worth paying attention to all the new gadgets that can be controlled by your smart phone- make sure your phone is [...]
What We Know on U.S.-Israel Eavesdropping and Who Gets to Say ‘Told You So’
from Haaretz.com Reports that the NSA was listening in on Netanyahu's conversations created big waves, but what really happened and how significant is the seeming breach of trust? JTA - At first blush, it appears like a bombshell: The United States listened in on Israeli [...]