More and more, physical Security has migrated to IP, which has various benefits. But on the downside, networked security devices and equipment are susceptible to malicious activities if not protected. As a result, more attention is now focused on the device’s security, which should be looked at by both vendors and SIs/users.
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That was the point raised by SecuriThings, a security solutions provider. “We provide a comprehensive solution for IoT device security management, integrating dedicated software agents on the IoT devices. The agents collect diagnostic data from the devices and send it to the cloud where machine-learning algorithms, coupled with big data analytics, identify malicious activity,” said Yotam Gutman, VP of marketing for SecuriThings. “SecuriThings offers this as a managed service from its Security Operations Center, which monitors clients’ devices, provides alerts in case of security incidents and advises on recommended means of remediation.”
Increasingly, physical security devices such as IP cameras and network video recorders are going IP, in essence becoming IoT devices which are vulnerable to hacking and intrusion, as indicated by various recent activities. Among those cited by Gutman are networked security devices that can be disrupted by POST commands with long passwords, and IP cameras that have vulnerabilities allowing users to take control of those devices.
More infamously, in October 2016 DDoS attacks were launched against Dyn, an Internet performance and management company based in New Hampshire. The result was a shutdown of service across various famous sites including Amazon, the Financial Times and Netflix. It was suspected that various networkable devices, including IP cameras and NVRs, were used as robotic attackers after being affected by the Mirai malware. The source code of the malware includes various default username-password pairs that, upon close examination, came from known Chinese and Taiwanese security brands.
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