Significance of Video Surveillance in Safeguarding Cyber Risk

There is a shift toward a zero-trust environment, where each person and device must prove their identity and access rights to video surveillance systems individually rather than merely having network access.

FREMONT, CA : In today's networked security business, cameras, IoT, and edge devices speak more than ever. Modern IP cameras are highly adaptable due to their sophisticated processing, networking, storage capabilities, cloud technology, and internet connectivity. More devices, cloud usage, open-source software, and internet connections increase the cyber danger. More IoT devices, a more significant cloud presence, and ransomware make video surveillance cybersecurity more dangerous. Remote work is growing hacks, and with billions of IoT gadgets on the web with public-facing IP addresses and open connections, hackers can do a lot of damage. Cyber vulnerability has increased with analog-to-IP video surveillance.

IoT devices like network cameras increase the attack surface when left insecure. The sheer volume of IoT devices introduced to an organization's network, frequently without IT input, has undoubtedly increased worries and vigilance. Cyber-related issues are growing as IP-based systems and cameras started dominating the video surveillance sector. Cybersecurity issues are also hurting the general IT side of the house. The change from analog to IP in the video surveillance market may have produced a knowledge gap that only exists in the tech-savvy IT world.

Use MFA (MFA): End-to-end systems with certificate-based mutual authentication and proprietary protocols are among the safest surveillance tech solutions for cybersecurity. It guarantees that the video feed comes from an NVR-paired camera. Cybersecurity functions behind the scenes without human engagement, removing the human aspect from cybersecurity. IoT-type devices depend on the manufacturer following up and providing firmware updates, which sometimes arrive slower and usually don't auto-update.

Tracking assets and changing weak passwords: Weak passwords cause most organizational hacks. Understanding what devices organizations have, what vulnerabilities might get exploited, what firmware version they are on, and when passwords were last updated can guide security measures. Meanwhile, the OS manufacturer updates Windows- and Linux-based servers running official operating systems to address loopholes and security gaps.

Install upgrades and patches: As new dangers develop and hackers become more skilled, manufacturers and their integration partners must work together to provide software and firmware upgrades to protect customers. Users are the most significant risk. The difficulty in the industry is that video surveillance system components have typically been neglected and not upgraded as firmly as other components in a corporate IT system. Untrained people weaken any system.

Use zero trust: Industry experience with how threat actors access trusted networks, greater customer awareness and sophistication, and new video market technical capabilities drive this. Using certificates to validate device identification and encrypt device traffic is critical to a zero-trust architecture. Many businesses that have gone to zero trust are now extending that to IoT devices, including cameras and access control.