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Get the latest news and updates on cybersecurity and best practices from the experts at Eagle Eye Networks.

Windows Patching

Windows recently rushed out security patches to fix their operating system, creating even more headaches for their customers. It’s no wonder most customers are switching to cloud-based services where they don’t have to worry about these issues. Anyone running a video management system (VMS) on Windows Server @008 R2 or

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SamSam Ransomare

The SamSam ransomware virus hit the Colorado Department of Transportation for the second time. In the first attack detected on February 21, 2018, over 2,000 computers running Windows and McAfee security software were taken offline after their files were encrypted. After approximately 20% of those systems had been restored, a

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WannaCry Ransomware Update

The WannaCry ransomware virus recently infected 160 computers in 11 different Connecticut government agencies, according to the state’s CIO. The WannaCry ransomware virus infects computers by scrambling its data before the program displays a screen, which demands you pay money to gain back access to your files. Typically the price

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Spectre & Meltdown

Introduction Spectre and Meltdown are most egregious in the case of arbitrary third-party code execution, such as in shared-tenancy situations (e.g. cloud service providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud) or in desktop operating systems. This, in short, iswhy these vulnerabilities are so scary to companies like Amazon since

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Latest Threat: Reaper

Last year Mirai malware hit 500,000 IoT devices and launched DDoS attacks. Now, a new malware has been identified by researchers at CheckPoint that is surpassing Mirai by hitting millions of IoT devices worldwide. On October 19, 2017, Checkpoint, announced that they’ve been tracking a “massive” IoT botnet “forming to

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The 4 Cyber Security Risks for Video Monitoring Centers

Video Monitoring Centers are taking unnecessary cyber security risks daily just by working with video surveillance providers that are not cyber secure. But just because the video surveillance market stays behind the times on cyber security, does it mean the Video Monitoring Centers should, too? Read further to understand the

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Most Severe Breach

Equifax, the credit reporting company, just experienced the most severe data breach in history. This breach exposed sensitive information, including Social Security numbers and addresses, of up to 143 million Americans. This is the most severe breach in history because for the first time it includes birthdates, Social Security numbers,

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Devil’s Ivy Update

In July 2017, cyber security researchers discovered a serious flaw, which they named “Devil’s Ivy”, that exists in nearly all cameras supporting the popular ONVIF specification. The flaw allows hackers to take full control of ONVIF-compliant cameras. Most camera makes and models are vulnerable, including top brand high-quality cameras. Within

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Devil’s Ivy Likely Widespread

A recently discovered vulnerability labeled “Devil’s Ivy” is expected to impact millions of cameras that support the ONVIF protocol. The initial exploit was discovered on an Axis Camera and then found on 249 different Axis camera models – but the problem goes well beyond Axis Cameras.  The code vulnerability is in

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Beware Of Cloud Imposters

Beware of Cloud Imposters

We recently had a discussion with a customer regarding the cyber security of their “fake cloud” provider for access control. They had been sold a bill of goods for an access control system that was supposed to be cloud-based. It turned out that it was not really cloud-based at all.

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