Garage Door Opener Logs to Google Drive

A garage door opener is a pretty classic hack around these parts. IR, Bluetooth, WiFi, smartphone controlled, web interfaces — we’ve seen it all.  But if you want to keep track of people going in and out, you need some way of logging what’s happening. You could go ahead and roll up your own SQL based solution, tied into a custom web page. But there’s an easier way; you can build a garage door opener that logs events to Google Drive.

[WhiskeyTangoHotel] was looking for an ESP8266 project, and a garage door opener seemed just the ticket. It’s simple enough …read more

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Mod Your Camera With ModBus

Industrial hardware needs to be reliable, tough, and interoperable. For this reason, there are a series of standards used for command & control connections between equipment. One of the more widespread standards is ModBus, an open protocol using a master-slave architecture, usually delivered over RS-485 serial. It’s readily found being used with PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and all manner of other industrial equipment that comes with a TLA (three letter acronym).

[Absolutelyautomation] decided to leverage ModBus to control garden variety digital cameras, of the type found cluttering up drawers now that smartphones have come so far. This involves getting old-school, by …read more

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The Perception & Misconceptions of Automated Web Scanners on Security Weekly Show #492

Ther are many misconseptions surrounding black box web vulnerability scanners. Watch episode number 492 of the popular show Security Weekly during which Ferruh Mavituna, Larry Perce, Joff Thyer and the show’s host Paul Assadoorian discuss&nb… Continue reading The Perception & Misconceptions of Automated Web Scanners on Security Weekly Show #492→

Flying With the Wind: Reduce Drag on Your Data Protection Program With Automation and Visualization

Automation and analytics can help IT professionals speed up and solidify their data protection programs and prepare for regulatory audits.

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