Tag: TechSec 2014

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—In 2014 and beyond, three technological trends will be the vanguard of the IP video market, according to Oliver Philippou, market analyst, video surveillance & security services, at IHS Research. Panoramic cameras, audio network cameras and thermal cameras being channeled to the commercial market all are projected to drive strong, sustained IP camera growth across several major verticals in North America, Philippou said during a presentation on the network video market in...

YARMOUTH, Maine—Organizers have announced that Harold Grimsley will deliver the keynote address at TechSec 2014. Grimsley is senior director, corporate safety, security and facility operations at Florida Blue, Florida's Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan, a $7 billion enterprise.He leads the safety and security functions for more than 11,500 employees and close to 3 million square feet of corporate real estate across six states, including office buildings, retail centers, data centers, health...

Hundreds of TrendNet customers found out the hard way that products they purchased, billed as home security cameras, weren't all that secure. In January 2012, a hacker was able to breach TrendNet's website, circumvent security credentials and access some 700 live-camera feeds monitoring inside customers' homes. Many of the videos were then disseminated on the Internet, a curious fact by itself in light of the complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission, which said security flaws in the cameras...