Video surveillance system security can and should be more fully addressed by manufacturers, so that cybersecurity is not left as a problem for system integrators, installers, or customers to solve. Eagle Eye Networks is a leader in cybersecurity. The Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system) is designed to protect against system vulnerabilities and provides automatic system security updates via the cloud.
Cybercriminals can attack an organization of any size at any time. Criminals target any potential weakness to breach a company’s network to access identity, payroll, credit card, and other critical data information. The frequency of both attacks and security breaches rises each year, and the associated costs rise, too. According to IBM’s annual report on data breach costs, which analyzed security breaches on businesses of all sizes, the global average cost of a data breach is now over $4 million.
Organizations of all sizes rely on a network of interconnected systems to operate, and any of those individual systems can present security weaknesses. A secure networked system eliminates as many risks as possible to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of the system and the data it contains.
Network-connected video surveillance systems are not immune to cyberthreats. For years, surveillance cameras and recorders have been weaponized by hackers to create Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on targeted systems, impacting businesses of all sizes.
Video Surveillance System Cybersecurity
Traditionally, video surveillance systems are built from general-purpose computers, network switches, routers, and firewalls that require highly technical configuration and ongoing, manual software and firmware security updates to operate as a cyber-secure system. Configuring a secure video surveillance system from general-purpose equipment is a lot to ask of video system installers and customers—especially when there is an easier solution.
Manufacturers of purpose-built video surveillance products, rather than leaving cybersecurity as a problem for system integrators, installers, or customers, can and should provide secure, pre-configured systems, because they designed and built the equipment and wrote the software that needs to be hardened. Furthermore, a cloud-based video surveillance system, provided as a service, can and should include the continuing attention and updates that effective cybersecurity protection requires.
Eagle Eye Networks and Cybersecurity
The Eagle Eye Networks Cloud VMS (video management system) provides a purpose-built cloud video surveillance solution designed to reduce the risk of known vulnerabilities to surveillance systems. The subscription-based VSaaS model delivers automatic security updates, and a team of experts are responsible for the ongoing cybersecurity of the cloud, helping achieve the highest levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) for surveillance video.
