“Just Enough to Be Dangerous”: Why Your Alarm Guy Shouldn’t Hold the Keys to Your Network
You wouldn’t hire a commercial electrician to configure your enterprise database. You wouldn’t ask your HVAC provider to manage your cloud backups. So why do so many business owners give a traditional low-voltage installer full access to their perimeter firewall and core business network? For decades, physical security was straightforward: run cable, mount hardware, terminate […]
Is Your Business Security Camera System Exposed on Shodan?
Imagine leaving your store or office for the night, locking the front door, setting the deadbolt—and leaving a back window wide open with a bright neon sign pointing right to it. That’s the digital equivalent of what happens when a security camera system is installed with poor network configuration. Without realizing it, some businesses end […]
Case Study: When Physical Security Becomes a Cybersecurity Risk
Industry Manufacturing Location Philadelphia area, PA (client details generalized for confidentiality) Services Provided Cyber-centric physical security integration and network security remediation The Challenge A small manufacturing plant began experiencing crippling network performance issues. This wasn’t limited to a few security cameras dropping offline—core network resources were consistently saturated, available bandwidth was disappearing, and day-to-day operations […]
Is Your Security Camera a Backdoor? The Critical Gap in SMB Video Surveillance
In the rush to protect physical assets, many small business owners in New Jersey and the Philadelphia area are inadvertently exposing their digital ones. You install a high-definition camera system to watch your front door—but if that system isn’t designed and configured securely, it can become a network-connected device attackers can target like any other. […]
Why SMBs in NJ and PA are the New “Gold Mine” for AI-Driven Cyber Attacks in 2026
For decades, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across New Jersey and Pennsylvania operated under a comforting—if misplaced—philosophy: “security through obscurity.” The logic was simple: why would a sophisticated attacker target a mid-sized plumbing supply in Cherry Hill or a law firm in Philadelphia when they could go after a global bank? As we move through […]
Protecting Your Business the Right Way (Without Creating Cyber Risk)
A lot of “security companies” are out there for the quick buck. They’ll install cameras or card access, collect payment, and move on—without following basic cybersecurity best practices. To be clear: many don’t do this intentionally. They’re often not informed, lack training, or don’t hold the certifications needed to understand how physical security technology intersects […]
White-Labeled Surveillance & IoT: The Hidden Risk on Modern Networks
Many devices on modern networks aren’t what their labels claim. In a recent ErrorCode episode, Rob King (Director of Applied Research at runZero) broke down a reality that surprises a lot of business owners and IT teams: for certain categories of technology, the brand name on the box often isn’t the company that designed or […]
Case Study: 90-Day Video Retention Restored After Salient VMS Upgrade
The situation A new client reached out after upgrading their existing video management system (VMS) to Salient. Their previous security vendor supplied new server hardware along with direct-attached storage (DAS) to support the upgrade. There was one non-negotiable requirement: the end user needed 90 days of recorded video retention. But after the upgrade, the client […]
FCC Router Ban: What It Means for Your Network (and What to Do Next)
The FCC’s new restrictions on foreign-made consumer routers have created a lot of confusion—and a new, very practical question for homeowners and small businesses alike: Will my router still be secure a year from now? Here’s the plain-English takeaway: you don’t need to throw out your router today. But the policy introduces uncertainty around firmware […]