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How to bolster network security in connected homes

7.12.22 – Stacey on IoT  – It’s 2022 and you have a smart home. Given all of the stories about IoT devices getting hacked or hijacked with malware, are your router and home network prepared to protect your home? If you have an older router or don’t use...

What Clients Want: Hidden Technology or Exposed?

7.22.22 – CEPro To hide or not to hide? That is the question. Some homeowners want to show off the beauty of technology and how the products can enhance or complement the design of the home. Other clients want the technology to blend into the home décor or...

Spam Filtering: An Important Part of a Nutritious Breakfast

E-mail and spam concept 7.25.22 – CI Careful planning is the most important part of any effective anti-spam deployment. We offer key tips to maximize your chances of success. The first spam email was sent 44 years ago, and the threat posed by this sinister...

Tech Dealer Caught in Sophisticated Cybersecurity Scam

7.14.22 – CI Just last month, an integrator graciously shared his cautionary tale of cybersecurity woe with Commercial Integrator’s sister-site CE Pro so that others will learn from it. Sophisticated Cybersecurity Scam Begins with Email Hack Like many...

Cities across US need more dispatchers, police officers

US police departments are coping with staffing shortages and struggling to fill their ranks. 7.19.22 – CNN Police departments from Atlanta to Kansas City to Portland are coping with critical staffing shortages and struggling to fill their ranks from patrol officers to...