Recently, there has been a lot of media attention and news reports on surveillance cameras being easily invaded by hackers. With the obtained video data and images, some have been uploaded to the internet and are available via web browsing. This is a serious issue, which can cause harm to public safety and privacy.
In theory any device linked to the internet, is susceptible to the risks of hackers’ attacks. This is particularly true for IP cameras, as they are designed to support open standards. Hackers are able to attack H.264 IP cameras through the Open Systems Services such as HTTP, RTSP, FTP which are commonly embedded in the cameras. By sending suitable Open Systems Protocol commands to a H.264 IP camera or by capturing and analysing its Open Systems data streams, hackers can bypass the security of the camera and have access to live video footages remotely.
As you can imagine this would be a huge problem for industries that have to deal with classified information and highly confidential data on a daily basis, such as government and public sectors and banks. It is common to install CCTV cameras within offices, not only to monitor for suspicious activities but to also protect staff and the individuals of the data that they may be dealing with.
TeleEye, one of the leading suppliers of surveillance products, with over 20 years in the research and development of video surveillance had developed its own anti-hacking technology to close off any hacking loopholes.
“Security and safety have always been a major factor and important drive in the design of TeleEye products. TeleEye had already foreseen the vulnerabilities of standard surveillance cameras that are available on the market and long since developed the TeleEye Hacker Resistant Technology. In order to prevent hackers from extracting confidential video data from security cameras, and give our users a peace of mind, TeleEye Hacker Resistant Technology which comprises of five layers of protection is incorporated to the wide spectrum of TeleEye products,” states Dr. Wallace Ma, Chief Marketing Officer of TeleEye Group. “At TeleEye, we aim to provide users with flexible choices without having to compromise on security and protection.
The GX recorders are able to separate the video network from public networks for third party ONVIF Profile S Cameras as well as TeleEye network cameras. For those who have already installed IP cameras, no longer have to worry about divulging confidential information, as hackers’ attacks are shielded off.”
