AVIXA Xchange

I wanted to call your attention to a case study on the Institute of CyberSecurity and Innovation (iCSI) posted in the "HDBaseT Just'n Case" Room. The iCSI is a new cyber security training facility that trains students on how to detect and identify hacks and cyber-attacks and respond to threats. I think you'll find it an interesting read: RGB Spectrum’s Galileo Video Wall Processor Joins the Cyber Security Battle @Scott D Norder @HDBaseT Alliance 

Register for today's session at 1PM featuring panelists Corey Boyer, Kathryn Taub and @Frank Padikkala with moderator Alesia Hendley of Audinate!   CTS: .5 | CTS-I: .5 | CTS-D: .5 

I have not watched "Love Is Blind" on Netflix, but the show is a Netflix hit. On Sunday night, I  got a text from my sister Sunday night stating that Netflix planned a livestream event for their show "Love Is Blind" and it failed. Millions were in the waiting room, and it never happened. The internet took a storm, and people were frustrated. To all my IT and AV folks, what could have happened? Authentication failure? device management? CDN failure? Let me know your thoughts!

Now in its 11th year our annual count of networked AV products is available. It has become the benchmark for tracking trends in the industry and is used by product managers, investors and marketeers. For the second year we have expanded our coverage of video over IP products. Its completely free here: https://rhconsulting.uk/blog/networked-audio-products-2023/

AVIXA is conducting some user research surrounding the IT audience and I am putting out a call for candidates who wish to participate. This would involve a one-hour virtual interview and in exchange for your time and insights, we will offer you a $100 Amazon gift card upon completion of the interview.If interested, please email me directly: jhughes@avixa.org Thank you!

What are zero days and how can your organisation prepare and respond to attacks? Check out @Benedict Onodu CTS  's timely post, "How to prepare for a Zero-Day attack."

We have a combination of AMD and Intel CPU/GPU driven laptops in our enterprise. While the Intel laptops are able to connect via HDMI to all rooms (various displays/AV architecture), the AMDs cannot. HDCP blocks all video on the AMD laptops. I will not go into the purpose of HDCP as I assume everyone on this forum already has this knowledge. The HDCP configuration used by AMD is blocking ALL video content (even a simple Windows background). It is not due to the AV hardware or its settings as a direct connection to a display (TV) has its video blocked by AMD HDCP. AMDs only solution is to download their extensive GPU software package (thereby allowing users to advanced GPU configuration settings no administrator wants to support), connect to display via HDMI, and then search through Display2 properties to manually disable HDCP. This would have to be done with every room/display the AMD laptop is used in as this setting change only disables HDCP requirements for that particular display for that particular occasion. It does not disable HDCP on the AMD graphics card itself. As all Windows engineers know, if a setting can be done in software, a change can therefore also be made in the Windows registry with the same result. This information, however, is not being shared by AMD. HDCP has no use in our work environment. Our systems do not have optical drives, USB access is disabled, and streaming sites are blocked. THe policy is enforced while users are remote.  How do I disable HDCP on the AMD-powered graphics card itself using the Windows registry? 

Hey XChangers (If no one's used that one, I've copyrighted it but @Lisa Matthews, CTS yall can use this for a very nominal fee) So I figured I'd throw out a quick hi to everyone in this room! Im doing a bunch of sessions on Networked AV and security and all that good stuff at #Infocomm22 and I'll be at the Audinate booth (W1747 - Conferencing & Collaboration Pavilion) Lets connect!   

Kyle Hanslovan, CEO at Huntress, gives a list of what needs to change (vs what is changing) in 2022 in cybersecurity in the Digital Journal.  Here's just one: #4: Technical folks will learn the differences between security offerings (AV, NGAV, EDR)Anyone feeling the pain of trying to keep up with the product updates and name changes?Read the full article: https://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science/what-is-really-happening-with-cybersecurity-in-2022/article#ixzz7LA8d2Z9a