Emerald Security InsightsField notes from a working North Coast IT and security integrator.https://emeraldsecurity.net/en-usFCC 26-50 Takes Effect October 13: What the New Covered List Rules Mean for Camera Buyershttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/12/fcc-26-50-what-the-new-camera-rules-mean-for-integrators/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/12/fcc-26-50-what-the-new-camera-rules-mean-for-integrators/The FCC's component rule and new critical infrastructure definition take effect October 13. What changes for camera buyers, and what I tell clients.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTVideo surveillanceFCCCovered ListNDAAHikvisionDahuaProcurementhello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)Fiber on the Klamath: What YTEL's Last-Mile Build Means for Klamath, Requa and Orickhttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/12/fiber-on-the-klamath-what-ytels-last-mile-build-means/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/12/fiber-on-the-klamath-what-ytels-last-mile-build-means/The CPUC spotlighted YTEL's fiber-to-the-home build from Klamath and Requa to Orick. How the funding fits together and how I'd prep a site for cutover.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTRural broadbandYTELYurok TribeKaruk TribeCPUCFiberDel Norte Countyhello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)Four NetScaler CVEs in Two Weeks and a SonicWall SMA1000 Bug: Patching the Edge Isn't Enoughhttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/12/netscaler-and-sonicwall-sma1000-patching-edge-appliances/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/12/netscaler-and-sonicwall-sma1000-patching-edge-appliances/Three NetScaler bulletins in under two weeks and a CVSS 10 SonicWall SMA1000 bug. How I would triage, patch and hunt on remote-access appliances.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTCybersecurityCitrix NetScalerSonicWallCISA KEVPatch managementRemote accessPythonhello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)RMM Abuse Tops Huntress's Tragic Quadrant: How to Lock Down Remote Access Toolshttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/12/rmm-abuse-tops-huntress-tragic-quadrant-how-to-lock-down-remote-access-tools/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/12/rmm-abuse-tops-huntress-tragic-quadrant-how-to-lock-down-remote-access-tools/Huntress says RMM abuse was behind 45% of the endpoint incidents it investigated in Q1 2026. How I'd inventory, allowlist and lock down remote tools.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTCybersecurityRMMMSPRemote accessPowerShellHuntressIncident responsehello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)An AI Agent Went From Helpdesk to Root in Seconds: What the Zammad Breach Means for MSPshttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/07/an-ai-agent-went-from-helpdesk-to-root-in-seconds-what-the-zammad-breach-means-for-msps/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/07/an-ai-agent-went-from-helpdesk-to-root-in-seconds-what-the-zammad-breach-means-for-msps/An AI agent chained two Zammad zero-days to reach root at DIVD in seconds. What MSPs should patch, check, and segment on their helpdesk this week.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:44:15 GMTCybersecurityAI ThreatsCISA KEVHelpdesk SecurityMSP SecurityNetwork SegmentationZammadhello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)UniFi Protect 7.3 “Super Encoding”: Do the Retention Math Before You Flip the Switchhttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/07/unifi-protect-7-3-super-encoding-do-the-retention-math-before-you-flip-the-switch/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/07/unifi-protect-7-3-super-encoding-do-the-retention-math-before-you-flip-the-switch/UniFi Protect 7.3 adds Super Encoding, claiming up to 50% better storage efficiency. How to test it, do the retention math, and talk to clients about it.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:37:20 GMTVideo surveillanceNVR StorageUbiquitiUniFi ProtectVideo RetentionVideo Surveillancehello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)Redwood Rural Reach: Why Your Broadband Survey Answer Matters in SoHum and Trinity Countyhttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/05/redwood-rural-reach-why-your-broadband-survey-answer-matters-in-sohum-and-trinity-county/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/10/05/redwood-rural-reach-why-your-broadband-survey-answer-matters-in-sohum-and-trinity-county/Redwood Rural Reach brings USDA-funded broadband planning to 23 Humboldt and Trinity communities. Meetings Oct 6-8. How to bring real data to the survey.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:53:57 GMTRural broadbandBroadband PlanningHumboldt CountyRural BroadbandTrinity CountyUSDAhello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)UniFi Security Advisory Bulletin 069: Six Unauthenticated DoS Bugs in UniFi Gateways, and How I Work the Patchhttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/09/30/unifi-security-advisory-bulletin-069-six-unauthenticated-dos-bugs-in-unifi-gateways-and-how-i-work-the-patch/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/09/30/unifi-security-advisory-bulletin-069-six-unauthenticated-dos-bugs-in-unifi-gateways-and-how-i-work-the-patch/UniFi Bulletin 069 fixes six unauthenticated DoS flaws in UniFi gateways. What's affected, the fixed versions, and a practical patch plan for small sites.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:05:50 GMTCybersecurityPatch ManagementUbiquitiUniFiUniFi OSVulnerability Managementhello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)Only 2% of Camera Segments Are Camera-Only: Segmentation and Remote Access Lessons for Security Integratorshttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/09/05/only-2-of-camera-segments-are-camera-only-segmentation-and-remote-access-lessons-for-security-integrators/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/09/05/only-2-of-camera-segments-are-camera-only-segmentation-and-remote-access-lessons-for-security-integrators/Forescout found only 2% of network segments with IP cameras hold only cameras. Here's how I isolate camera networks and keep integrator access tight.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:20:29 GMTNetworkingIP CamerasNetwork SegmentationRemote AccessSecurity IntegratorsVLANhello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)California’s BEAD Plan Is Final: What the Satellite Awards Mean for the North Coasthttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/09/01/californias-bead-plan-is-final-what-the-satellite-awards-mean-for-the-north-coast/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2026/09/01/californias-bead-plan-is-final-what-the-satellite-awards-mean-for-the-north-coast/The CPUC ratified California's $1.4B BEAD plan on Sept. 17. A look at the satellite awards covering North Coast tribal lands and how to design around LEO.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:14:32 GMTRural broadbandBEADCPUCHumboldt CountyLEO SatelliteRural BroadbandTribal Broadbandhello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)Install LibreNMS on Ubuntu 22.04https://emeraldsecurity.net/2025/10/19/install-librenms-on-ubuntu-22-04/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2025/10/19/install-librenms-on-ubuntu-22-04/Step-by-step guide to installing LibreNMS on a fresh Ubuntu 22.04 server: MariaDB, Apache, the LibreNMS app, SNMP, SSL with Certbot, and polling and discovery.Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:58:33 GMTNetwork monitoringlibrenmslinuxnetwork monitoringnetworkingubuntuhello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)How to Script Automatic Backups of Self-Hosted Invoice Ninja v5https://emeraldsecurity.net/2023/09/11/how-to-backup-invoice-ninja-v5/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2023/09/11/how-to-backup-invoice-ninja-v5/A bash script that backs up a self-hosted Invoice Ninja v5 install (database, documents and config) to a single archive, copies it to Amazon S3 and prunes old local backups.Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:10:42 GMTBackupaws s3backupbackup invoice ninjabackup invoice ninja v5bash scripthow toinvoice ninjainvoice ninja v5hello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)How to migrate from Dropbox to OneDrive on macOS with Rclonehttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2022/08/15/how-to-migrate-from-dropbox-to-onedrive-on-macos-with-rclone/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2022/08/15/how-to-migrate-from-dropbox-to-onedrive-on-macos-with-rclone/How I moved nearly 3 TiB from Dropbox to OneDrive on macOS with rclone: installing it with Homebrew, configuring both remotes and running the copy with progress and logging.Tue, 16 Aug 2022 02:16:14 GMTCloudautomationbackupcloudcommand linedropboxmacosmigrationonedriverclonehello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)Backup WordPress on Amazon Lightsail from the Command Linehttps://emeraldsecurity.net/2019/02/28/backup-wordpress-amazon-lightsail-cli/https://emeraldsecurity.net/2019/02/28/backup-wordpress-amazon-lightsail-cli/Back up a Bitnami WordPress site on Amazon Lightsail from the command line, without a plugin, then copy the archive to an S3 bucket with the AWS CLI.Thu, 28 Feb 2019 16:22:47 GMTBackupamazon lightsailbackup wordpressbitnami wordpresshello@emeraldsecurity.net (Josh Madrone)