Fusion Signage Earns SOC 2 Type II Attestation March 18, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Australian digital signage software provider Fusion Signage has achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation, a widely recognised standard for assessing the effectiveness of an organisation’s security controls over time. The attestation followed an independent audit conducted by Sensiba, which evaluated Fusion Signage’s systems and processes against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria for Security. Unlike point-in-time …
How and Why Something Called MDEP Might Win the Hearts and Minds of the Dr. No Guys in Corporate IT March 9, 2026 by Dave Haynes The term MDEP started popping up in my inbox and on feeds I pay attention to just around the time last year when I started to mentally check out from the day to day task of knocking out Sixteen:Nine, and from paying attention to all things digital signage. As you can see, mentally checking out …
Futuresource’s ISE Preview: AI and Cybersecurity Move Center Stage as AV, IT and Broadcast Converge January 28, 2026 by John Berkovich As ISE 2026 approaches, new analysis from Futuresource Consulting highlights how the ProAV industry is being reshaped by the accelerating convergence of AV, IT, and broadcast, with artificial intelligence and cybersecurity moving to the center of technology strategy and investment. The firm points to IP networking as the foundation of this shift, noting that most …
Shopper Privacy Back Yet Again In News, But This Time There Really Is A Privacy Issue January 5, 2026 by Dave Haynes Computer vision technology in retail and public spaces has for years been freaking out a subset of consumers for no real reason, but now a popular U.S. grocer has been called out for using that kind of technology in a way that really does raise legitimate privacy issues. While the vast majority of uses for …
ITN Brings IP Control Room Latency Down to 1–1.5 Frames Across Ten 4K Multiviewers December 10, 2025 by John Berkovich ITN Productions has put a new, fully IP production control room (PCR) on air, powering daily news bulletins for a major UK public broadcaster. The system is notable for delivering multiviewer latency of just 1–1.5 frames across ten 4K displays, a response time more commonly associated with baseband galleries than all-IP environments. Techex designed the …
RIP BSOD: New Windows Digital Signage Mode Fades Blue Screens Of Death To Black November 24, 2025 by Dave Haynes Anyone who’s made a career in the digital signage industry groans when she or he sees a screen – especially a BIG and public screen – sporting the infamous Blue Screen of Death. Or a Windows pop-up error message floating on top of playlisted content. That’s kinda sorta going away because of an update from …
Hackers Target LA Metro’s E-Paper Bus Stop Displays November 5, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger E-paper screens can also be vulnerable to cyberattacks – a fact demonstrated recently in downtown Los Angeles. According to local news outlet KTLA, several LA Metro bus stop displays temporarily showed a bomb warning message instead of displaying waiting times for buses. The altered message read: “Emergency Warning. Leave immediately. Risk of Suicide Bomb.” A …
Op-Ed: The Dirty Secret About Compliance and Digital Signage Security August 23, 2025 by Florian Rotberg In a provocative op-ed, Screenly Co-Founder Viktor Petersson exposes a critical blind spot in digital signage security: the illusion of safety created by compliance badges like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. While these certifications do improve general IT hygiene – mandating disaster recovery plans, MFA, and device management – they often exclude the very hardware …
Linutop Releases New Version of Its Lightweight OS June 27, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger The French software company Linutop has announced the release of Linutop OS 25, an operating system that is designed to convert standard x86 PCs into digital signage or kiosk systems to offer a lightweight and secure solution. Linutop says it specializes in energy-efficient IT solutions based on open-source software. Key features of the OS include automatic …
FAFO: Fired Disney World Manager Gets Three Years Jail For Monkeying With Park Menu Boards May 9, 2025 by Dave Haynes In a clear example of F*** Around and Find Out, a former Walt Disney World employee who responded to his firing by using his unrevoked system access to monkey with and disable the park’s digital menus has been handed a three-year prison sentence and ordered to pay almost $700,000 USD in restitution. While that, at …
