What a Drone Adds to a Perimeter Security Assessment
An RPAS pass produces evidence a walk-down cannot: true camera sightlines, fence-line condition in sequence, and mounting hardware at height. Flying it legally.
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Practical articles on enterprise networks, physical security systems, Windows hardening, and the infrastructure work that sits between disciplines.
The Flat Network Problem: Level 1 From Inside a 30-Person Shop
CAD, CNC controllers, office PCs, and the owner's laptop on one flat network behind a home router. Getting from there to a defensible CPCSC Level 1 attestation.
Read postFlow-Down Is Coming: What Your Prime Will Ask Before They Can Bid
CPCSC will not stop at the prime. Allied programs already cascade cyber requirements down every subcontract tier. What lower-tier suppliers need to have ready.
Read postThe CCSRA: How DND Will Decide Which Level Your Contract Carries
CPCSC levels are not chosen by suppliers. A cyber security risk assessment on each contract decides. What it weighs, and how to read your own contracts first.
Read postGenetec vs Milestone vs Avigilon for Enterprise Multi-Site: An Opinionated Comparison From the Field
Where each platform actually wins on multi-site enterprise deployments: unification versus openness versus integration, licensing shape, federation, analytics, hardening posture, the integrator community in Canada, and a decision table you can argue with.
Read postUpgrading to Genetec Security Center 5.14: The Runbook, the Order of Operations, and What Breaks
The upgrade night itself: pre-flight checks, the order roles and clients go in, the Web Client retirement, the 64-bit media component, SDK plugins and federation, the rollback decision, and the first week after.
Read postGenetec Archiver Storage and Retention: The Maths, the Disks, and Where Archivers Actually Fall Over
Retention arithmetic that survives contact with real bitrates, throughput per Archiver and per volume, RAID and drive selection, iSCSI versus SMB, and the failure modes that produce missing video.
Read postSQL Server for Genetec Security Center: Sizing, Maintenance, and the Failures That Follow Neglect
Express versus Standard, max server memory, recovery models, autogrowth, index maintenance, event retention, and the SQL failures that take Security Center down.
Read postBill C-8 Is Law. What the CCSPA Means If You Service Critical Infrastructure
Bill C-8 received Royal Assent on 15 June 2026. Part 1 is already in force. The Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act is not, and Schedule 2 is still empty. Here is what is actually binding today, and why the supply chain clauses reach the people who install and maintain the systems.
Read postHardening Genetec Security Center: The Baseline I Deploy
A practical hardening baseline for a Genetec Security Center deployment. Windows server baselines, Defender exclusions done right, service-account discipline, SQL, segmentation, certificates, and RBAC. The settings that survive an audit and a real recording load.
Read postSecurity Controls for OT Networks That Hold Up in Production
The security controls an operational technology network actually needs, applied in a way that respects how plant systems run. Zones and conduits, the iDMZ, protocol awareness, passive monitoring, secure remote access, and the patching reality nobody wants to admit.
Read postThe Firewall Did Its Job: What FortiBleed Was Really About
FortiBleed wasn't a firewall flaw. It was a pile of reused, never-rotated credentials with a brand name attached. The lesson is older than the headline.
Read postWhy Your Physical Security System Is the Soft Spot in Your Network
Cameras, card readers, and building controllers are networked computers, installed by people who were never trained to secure a network. A field guide to hardening the systems nobody else will.
Read postNobody Owns the Network Between the Integrator and IT
When physical security systems sit on critical infrastructure networks, the most dangerous gap isn't technical. It's that no one is responsible for the seam between the people who install them and the people who run the network.
Read postGenetec Security Center 5.9 Is End of Life
Security Center 5.9 stopped getting security patches in December 2025. What end of life actually means for operators, and how to plan the move before somebody else picks the date.
Read postThe 10 Most Common Genetec Security Center Issues I See (And How to Fix Them)
The ten Genetec Security Center problems I see most often in the field, what they look like under load, and how to fix them. Field-tested, vendor-agnostic.
Read postAxis Camera Station Pro 6.14: AI, Analytics, and Search Have Finally Caught Up
AXIS Camera Station Pro reached version 6.14 in mid-2026, and the AI/analytics/search story is finally cohesive. Smart Search 2 with free text, Object Analytics integration, Data Insights dashboards, License Plate Verifier maturation. A field-level review of what works, what doesn't, and where it fits in a real deployment.
Read postGenetec Security Center 5.13.3.0: What's New, What Actually Matters, and What We're Still Waiting For
Field-level look at Genetec Security Center 5.13.3.0 (May 2026). What changed since 5.13.2.0, which features are worth the upgrade, which are marketing fluff, and the gaps that keep getting punted release after release.
Read postGenetec Security Center 5.14.0.0: What's Coming, What's Already Here, and Why I'm Still Telling Clients to Wait
Security Center 5.14.0.0 released on May 12, 2026. Web App replaces Web Client, custom privilege templates land, the media component goes 64-bit, and HID VertX/Edge gets its retirement notice. What's in the release and why my upgrade clock starts at 30 to 60 days, not day 1.
Read postGenetec Security Center: Server Configuration and Performance Tuning
Power plan, NIC buffers, SQL Server memory, antivirus exclusions, video drive configuration, and camera stream settings for Genetec servers.
Read postDeploying Active Directory for Genetec Security Center Environments
AD prerequisites, OU structure, service accounts, Group Policy, Kerberos configuration, and common pitfalls for Genetec AD integration.
Read postGenetec Security Center: Architecture, Roles, and Workstation Best Practices
Genetec Security Center server role architecture, sizing guidance, workstation optimization, federation, and common design mistakes.
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