IPVideo Tech Blog

August 9, 2009

Hijacking IP Cameras Hacker Risk?

Filed under: Cameras — Steve Sleicher @ 5:39 pm

John Honovich discusses the hacking risk associated with IP Cameras.  Fears are rising that IP cameras can and willl be hacked. At Defcon, a demonstration showed an IP camera’s feed intercepted and replaced by a fraudulent video, allowing a hypothetical suspect to steal an object right in front of the surveillance camera; thus bringing Hollywood to ‘real life.’

As titilating as this demo may be, there are far bigger risks that most real-world security organizations accept every day…. more

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