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: A small business owner installs a high-end camera to monitor their warehouse. They want to check the feed from home, so they "open" it to the web but forget to set a login. They don't realize that by simplifying their own access, they've invited the entire internet to watch their inventory—or their employees—24/7. The Security Lesson Change camera angles (PTZ - Pan/Tilt/Zoom)
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- Disable recording.
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