Malware propagated through vulnerable Ubiquiti networking gear can be detected by inexpensive IP device-discovery services like Krika.
Julie Jacobson
Julie Jacobson is founding editor of CE Pro, the leading media brand for the home-technology channel. She has covered the smart-home industry since 1994, long before there was much of an Internet, let alone an Internet of things. Currently she studies, speaks, writes and rabble-rouses in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V, wellness-related technology, biophilic design, and the business of home technology. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, and earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a recipient of the annual CTA TechHome Leadership Award, and a CEDIA Fellows honoree. A washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player, Julie currently resides in San Antonio, Texas and sometimes St. Paul, Minn. Follow on Twitter: @juliejacobson
Julie Jacobson's Latest Posts
Consumer Asks: Which Home Automation System is Better? Crestron or Savant?
CE Pro founding editor Julie Jacobson answers reader question about high-end smart-home systems.
Nasty Ubiquiti Networks Malware: 5 Quick Tips for CE Pros
Vulnerabilities in Ubiquiti routers and wireless access points are wreaking havoc at ISPs. Here are five important lessons for integrators to avert potential network disasters in the future.
How Will New DOL Overtime Laws Affect Home Tech Integrators?
New rule from Dept. of Labor means employees must be paid overtime if they earn less than $913 per week, or $47,476 per year. How will it affect the home-tech industry? Please take our brief survey.
Josh.ai: Yeti, Quark Founders Launch $14,000 Voice-Controlled NLP Home Automation System
Yeti founder Alex Capecelatro reveals first product coming from JStar’s Josh.ai, a speech-recognition (natural language processing) startup he founded with Quark founder Tim Gill.
Marguerita Kiser, Long-time Xantech and URC Veteran, Passes Away
The custom electronics industry lost a good friend, Margarita Kiser, who passed away after a brief illness. She was a 25-year-veteran in the channel working for Xantech and most recently URC.
Domotz Acquires Fing, Has Big Plans for IP Device Discovery and Small Data
In acquiring Fing, Domotz plans to create the most useful IP device-discovery database ever, with implications for home automation, remote network monitoring, IoT troubleshooting, insurance and more.
CEDIA Business Exchange: 8 Tips for Hiring People with the Right Attitude
The surest way to get the honest answer from a candidate, how to ensure a reference returns your call … and more
Doorbell Camera Maker DoorBird Makes Secure Parcel Box with Remote Access
New category in the making? DoorBird, a maker of integration-friendly doorbell cameras, announces a the ‘Video Parcel Box’ that enables access from delivery services such as UPS, FedEx and Amazon Prime.
The Best CEDIA Business Tool that Dealers Don’t Seem to Know About
New Profit Action Plan, free to CEDIA members, is customized for each dealer, reporting how they compare to other integration companies.
Comcast Loves Integrators: Atmos, IP Control, High-Level Support, Remote Access
The brand that integrators love to hate — Xfinity by Comcast — is coming around with a strong commitment to the home-tech installation channel on both the product and service fronts.
More Regulations Coming to Residential Lighting: High-Efficacy Fixtures Everywhere
Lightfair 2016: California’s Title 24, Part 6 (2016), the standard-bearer for lighting regulations nationwide, adds new burdens to residential properties, both indoor and outdoor — more high-efficacy luminaires, more dimmers, more sensors.
