Category Archives: physical security

They’re Watching You! Protecting Yourself From Hidden Cameras

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Hidden cameras, spy cameras, nanny cams—whatever you call them, you are under surveillance much more than you may realize. While outdoor perimeter cameras and doorbell cameras are commonplace and have been used for quite some time to monitor property, other nefarious hidden cameras are popping up all over the place. Generally, any camera placed inside…

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Mission Probable: Access Granted

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Your facilities are most likely vulnerable to a physical intrusion. This is not an indictment of any organization’s security program. If intruders have enough time and are motivated, they most likely can break into a building, even one that has security measures in place. Nonetheless, it is important to identify physical vulnerabilities before they lead […]

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Physical threats increase as employees return to the office

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As COVID-19 vaccinations continue, companies embrace hybrid work, employees return to the office and the U.S. opens up, violence and physical threats to businesses are occurring at an unsettling, record-high pace, according to the Ontic Center for Prot… Continue reading Physical threats increase as employees return to the office→

Security in the Age of Increasing Cyberattacks

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In June 2021, I was discussing with a colleague why, despite all the discourse about security, we continue to read about cybersecurity attacks. On that same day, the Belgian city of Liege announced that it had been the victim of a ransomware attack. D… Continue reading Security in the Age of Increasing Cyberattacks→

Top 5 Physical Security Considerations

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With the rise of IoT technology across every aspect of business, security convergence is quickly becoming the new norm. In a world where just about everything is connected to the internet and to other devices, old strategies are becoming obsolete. Tre… Continue reading Top 5 Physical Security Considerations→

Poison in the Water: The Physical Repercussions of IoT Security Threats

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I’d wager few people had ever heard of Oldsmar, Florida, prior to 2021. That all changed in February when the city made headlines. The reason? An Internet of things (IoT) security incident moved into the physical world.  A Tale of Lifted Lye Levels At 8 a.m. local time on February 5, 2021, an operator at […]

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The OSI Model and You Part 1: Stopping Threats on the OSI Physical Layer

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The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model is one of the many useful tools we can use to stop cybersecurity threats. This long-standing standard separates a network into seven layers, offering suggestions for protecting each of them. In this blog series, we’ll examine the layers one by one to understand this model. Each piece follows the same […]

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Best of Episode: Interview with Jayson E. Street

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This week is another best of episode with the man, the myth, the legend, Jayson E. Street! In this episode Jayson shares with us several of his greatest hacking and social engineering adventures. This is one classic episode you don’t want to miss! ** L… Continue reading Best of Episode: Interview with Jayson E. Street→

Attack against Florida Water Treatment Facility

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A water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida, was attacked last Friday. The attacker took control of one of the systems, and increased the amount of sodium hydroxide — that’s lye — by a factor of 100. This could have been fatal to people living downstre… Continue reading Attack against Florida Water Treatment Facility→