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Ready for the NIS2 Directive? Discover how SCATI strengthens your operational security

Ready for the NIS2 Directive? Discover how SCATI strengthens your operational security

by | Dec 12, 2024 | Blog, Blog, SCATI News, products-cameras, products-cameras, SCATI News, solutions-infrastructures-critiques, solutions-infrastructures-critiques

The NIS2 Directive (Network and Information Security Directive 2) is a European Union regulation adopted in 2022 and effective from October 2024, which aims to strengthen the cybersecurity and resilience of critical infrastructure and essential services across the EU against cyber and physical threats.

According to this NIS2 Directive, companies must implement advanced security measures to protect their critical infrastructures against physical and cyber threats, ensure operational continuity and manage incidents efficiently. With penalties that can reach €10 million or 2% of global turnover, complying with this regulation is not only a legal obligation, but also an opportunity to improve operational resilience and modernize security infrastructures.

In this context, SCATI offers state-of-the-art solutions designed to meet NIS2 requirements, optimizing resources and strenghtening operational security.

SCATI SOLUTIONS: TECHNOLOGY FOR NIS2 COMPLIANCE

At SCATI we offer tools designed to go beyond traditional video surveillance. Our systems combine cutting-edge technology with a practical approach to ensure that companies comply with NIS2 while transforming their security. From video surveillance to operational intelligence, our tools are designed to protect, anticipate and optimize.

For companies managing large infrastructures with multiple systems, our SCATI SENTRY integration platform enables real-time monitoring of your cameras and facilities from a single platform. This system includes immediate alerts that allow you to act quickly in the event of any irregularity, ensuring operational continuity at all times.

The video management in the cloud of SCATI CLOUD makes it easy to access your video surveillance systems remotely and securely. Its scalable capacity makes it the ideal solution for companies looking to centralize their management without compromising security or efficiency.

With SCATI ANALYTICS’ advanced analytics based on artificial intelligence, you can detect suspicious behavior, manage access and turn data into strategic information. This technology is key to anticipate risks and making decisions based on real indicators, helping companies minimize incidents and optimize critical processes.

ENSURES PRIVACY AND ETHICAL COMPLIANCE

Regulatory compliance must be accompanied by a commitment to ethics and privacy. That’s why SCATI’s solutions comply with GDPR and other international regulations, ensuring the responsible use of advanced technologies such as facial recognition. This includes:

  • Assured privacy: We process the necessary data, minimizing risks and ensuring protection from physical and digital threats.
  • Responsible use of facial recognition: our SCATI ACCESS access control system is designed to validate identities and manage access securely without compromising user confidence.
  • Advanced security: Our technologies are protected against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

Implementing SCATI solutions not only ensures NIS2 compliance, but also transforms the way you operate. These tools allow you to optimize resources, automate processes and reduce the operational burden, ensuring that critical infrastructures are protected at all times.

Moreover, by operating both on servers and on-the-edge, our solutions guarantee speed of response and functionality even in disconnected environments. This capability is crucial to mitigate risks and ensure operational continuity in the face of any eventuality.

The NIS2 Directive is a regulatory challenge, but also an opportunity for companies to strengthen their security and resilience. With SCATI’s advanced solutions, you will not only comply with legal requirements, but also take your security to the next level.

Are you ready to take the next step? Contact us and find out how we can help you comply with NIS2 and protect your business.

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    Video surveillance in the cloud for critical infrastructure: secure base stations with SCATI CLOUD

    by | Nov 21, 2024 | Blog, products-cameras, SCATI News, solutions-infrastructures-critiques

    A leading European company in wireless telecommunications infrastructure has chosen SCATI CLOUD cloud video surveillance platform for a protection pilot project in some of its base stations, thanks to its advanced, adaptable and scalable capabilities.

    CHALLENGE

    As Europe’s leading operator of telecommunications infrastructure, the company provides connectivity in many countries and manages numerous base stations. Some of these critical connectivity facilities are located in vulnerable areas and face continuous risks of component theft. These incidents not only affect service continuity, but also generate high replacement and maintenance costs.

    Implementing a fixed security infrastructure at each base station would be unfeasible due to the high cost and lack of flexibility, as these stations need to adapt quickly to specific threats or situations. Therefore, a flexible and efficient security solution was required that would allow equipment to be relocated in an agile manner, without the need for new installations at each location. This pilot project evaluates the performance of SCATI CLOUD, with a view to future expansion to other high-risk stations in Europe.

    SOLUTION

    SCATI CLOUD is an advanced video surveillance solution in the cloud that allows managing and storing images in real time, facilitating remote and centralized control of all the company’s stations. The solution includes high-resolution cameras with IP technology, which offer a fast and accurate response to any incident, as well as a fully adaptable infrastructure for critical stations.

    This system includes in each station a 4-megapixel PTZ IP Dome camera (model SID-36135R-EXY32) on the tower to monitor the perimeter. This camera features 32x optical zoom and infrared technology to capture images in low visibility conditions. In addition, four 2-megapixel Minidome IP cameras (model SEM-3513R-EY2): three monitoring the plot area and one in the technical cabin, providing coverage of strategic areas.

    For recording management, all cameras are connected to the SL-LXU-N04-CLOUD cloud storage platform, which allows up to 16 channels to be managed simultaneously. Motion-detection image recordings ensure fast and remote access in case of incidents.

    The same configuration has been replicated in the other stations. Thanks to SCATI CLOUD, operators can view real-time images from all stations from a single centralized platform, and the system is designed for quick relocation between bases without the need for complex configurations.

    To ensure connectivity in any location, the solution includes a plug and play system (factory preconfigured) with a 4G router and preinstalled SIM, which allows the deployment of mobile surveillance kits, easy to install and move between stations according to security needs. This facilitates rapid response to emerging threats and allows easy installation for technicians without requiring additional configurations.

    SCATI CLOUD is compatible with the rigorous security and cybersecurity standards established by the company’s IT department, ensuring the security of infrastructures, information and the protection of data transmitted in real time. This guarantees that the solution complies with the required policies, as well as being adaptable, effective and secure for high-risk telecommunications environments.

    BENEFITS

    The implementation of SCATI CLOUD in base stations brings a number of key benefits to maximize the security, scalability and efficiency of these critical infrastructures. With remote access and centralized control, SCATI CLOUD enables operators to monitor all stations in real time from a unified platform, accessible on mobile devices and web browsers, ensuring rapid response and eliminating the need for physical presence at each location.

    Its scalability and operational flexibility allow cameras to be added and managed in an agile manner without incurring costly upgrades, a capability especially valuable in high-risk areas where security must be tailored to the specific needs of each site. In addition, the system offers secure cloud storage via Amazon Web Services (AWS) and 256-bit encryption, protecting the integrity of recordings from theft or tampering.

    Thanks to SCATI CLOUD BRIDGE, the solution also ensures resilience to network outages by storing recordings locally and synchronizing them with the cloud once the connection is restored, enabling continuous and uninterrupted surveillance.

    This reduces operating costs and simplifies installation by eliminating the need for physical storage at each station, minimizing hardware and maintenance expenses.

    In short, SCATI CLOUD consolidates as a comprehensive and flexible video surveillance solution for the protection of base stations, offering real-time security, operational efficiency and full compliance with cybersecurity standards. Its flexibility allows its performance to be evaluated prior to large-scale expansion, ensuring a robust and adaptable solution for future deployments in Europe. This infrastructure not only optimizes costs, but also strengthens connectivity and continuity of essential services throughout the region.

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      Critical infrastructures: secure environment under control

      Critical infrastructures: secure environment under control

      by | Jul 29, 2024 | Blog, SCATI News, solutions-infrastructures-critiques

      The critical infrastructures are facilities that provide essential services for the operation of the company and whose disruption or interruption can have very serious consequences. As attacks evolve, technology needs to stay one step ahead to quickly detect, prevent, and respond to any security threat.

      At SCATI we are committed to innovation and offer robust solutions to ensure the protection of critical infrastructures, preparing to face both current and future challenges.
      The systems integration is one of the most useful solutions for the protection of this type of locations, as it unifies relevant information from several subsystems under a single user interface, simplifying daily operations.

      With this type of tool, it is possible to integrate information from systems such as videovigilancia, accesos, intrusión, perimeter detection and even the air-conditioning and lighting of the facilities.
      This allows operators to access all critical data from a single platform in the shortest possible time, because every second counts.

      How to select a platform?

      When selecting one platform or another, the following aspects should be taken into account:

      • Interoperability between systems. The main objective of an integration platform is to combine heterogeneous systems from different manufacturers smoothly and efficiently under a single interface.
        Therefore, it is important that the platform supports the communication standards or protocols of the market (MODBUS).
      • The platform must be open, flexible and scalable. And it must allow integrating, unifying and adding as many systems as the organization requires over time in a holistic manner.
      • Traceability and auditing. This platform must have the capability to track and audit all activities and events for subsequent incident investigation and accountability purposes.
      • Procedures and automation. The system must offer the possibility of creating specific response procedures for events occurring in your facilities, such as alarm activation or blocking of areas, for immediate action.
        This increases the efficiency of the system thanks to the coordinated action of all its elements.
      • Generate detailed reports. To evaluate the efficiency of systems and comply with regulatory requirements, thus allowing to correct or optimize internal procedures.

      ThermalScan cameras

      Moreover, the use of ThermalScan cameras is growing as an additional security measure for the protection of large geographical areas or with irregular perimeters or undefined with no blind spots.

      ThermalScan cameras detect, recognize and track an unlimited number of targets (people, boats, vehicles, etc.) automatically, from a great distance and in the most adverse weather conditions and in total darkness, providing high resolution images. A camera with these characteristics is capable of replacing hundreds of conventional cameras. by simplifying and minimizing installation and maintenance costs of the system.

      In summary, the use of system integration platforms and ThermalScan technology is essential to ensure safety in critical infrastructures, as unifies management, provides advanced analytics and simplifies daily operations.

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        Yes, I would like to receive general communications about SCATI products, campaigns, promotions, and events.

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        New ThermalScan series of the SCATI EYE range

        New ThermalScan series of the SCATI EYE range

        by | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog, products-cameras, SCATI News, solutions-infrastructures-critiques, solutions-sectores-industry

        360º vision of large areas without blind spots

        SCATI, manufacturer of intelligent video solutions, completes its video surveillance proposal with the addition of a new line of ThermalScan cameras to protect large geographic areas or areas with irregular or undefined perimeters such as natural land and sea areas, critical infrastructures, etc.

        ThermalScan cameras detect, recognize and track an unlimited number of targets (people, ships, vehicles, etc.) automatically, over long distances and in the most adverse weather conditions and in total darkness, providing high-resolution images.

        A camera of these characteristics is capable of replacing hundreds of conventional cameras, simplifying and minimizing the installation and maintenance costs of the system.

        thermalscan radar termico

        Thanks to their high image capture speed (360º/2 sec.) and the use of advanced optical image stabilization technology, these cameras cover surfaces of several kilometers in distance without leaving blind spots, which facilitates the continuous monitoring of large distances and also minimizes false alarms due to the high data update frequency.

        The range of SCATI ThermalScande cameras depends on the size of the lens or focal length, the resolution or its location. The shorter the focal length, the larger the field of view. The higher the resolution, the sharper the images will be. The fewer obstacles between the camera and the object of interest, the better the chances of capturing it in images.

        For this reason, and depending on the distance of the area to be monitored, SCATI offers two ranges of cameras with different optics.

        Mini Range

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        The Mini range of thermal radar cameras is ideal for monitoring areas up to 1.5 km away: perimeter around the airport, prison, etc.

        Periscope Range

        The Periscope Range is most suitable in wide area scenarios such as border and coastal surveillance where the objects of interest are at greater distances.

        For the protection of the areas closest to the premises to be protected, the thermal radar cameras can have associated SCATI EYE PTZ Domes, with images already in the visible spectrum, which will automatically position themselves at those points where the intrusion is detected, with the aim of being able to identify the object or person that generated the alert.
        These cameras meet the most demanding needs and have multiple applications:

        • Border protection: Maintaining territorial integrity, preventing illegal immigration, drug smuggling, etc.
        • Ports and Airports: External threat detection, fire detection, etc.
        • Coastal and maritime surveillance: infrastructure protection, detection of boardings of docked ships, drug smuggling or attacks.
        • Critical infrastructures and utilities: Full 24×7 protection
        • Nature reserves: Detection of intruders, poachers, illegal harvesting, fires.
        SCATI explosion-proof camera

        SCATI explosion-proof camera

        by | Feb 6, 2023 | products-cameras, products-cameras, Uncategorized, solutions-infrastructures-critiques, solutions-infrastructures-critiques, Uncategorized

        The SEC-35X16LR-X8 camera is one of our proposals for those scenarios with potentially explosive atmospheres that need protection.
        Designed in bullet format and 316L stainless steel to protect it from damage caused by corrosion, this camera has passed the international ATEX and IECEx certifications that guarantee its perfect operation under the worst environmental conditions of gas and dust.

        This camera has 2Mpx and a varifocal lens from 8 to 32 mm. In addition, with its 120 dB of WDR, it offers unmatched image quality in the most adverse lighting conditions.

        For best performance in total darkness, this camera features an infrared illuminator with an illumination range of up to 150 meters, ensuring a sharp, clear and evenly illuminated image even in total darkness.

        With IP68 protection, heater and wipers that make it waterproof, this camera is proposed as the most demanded option in the most hostile environments.

        This type of camera is especially necessary to protect installations in explosive atmospheres such as an oil platform. Specifically, this model is installed in the Ras Sedr oil field (Sinai, Egypt), a very large area with extreme temperatures.

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        Video surveillance as a service (VSaaS)

        Video surveillance as a service (VSaaS)

        by | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog, solutions-infrastructures-critiques, solutions-sectors-education

        What aspects do you need to assess to decide if the cloud is the best fit for your video surveillance project?

        Although the possibility of hosting data in virtualized and remote storage spaces was already conceived in the 1960s, the practical application of this new usage model, especially in the field of video surveillance, and its commercialization at the professional level is relatively recent.

        Videosurveillance system in the cloud

        New technologies have enabled the possibility of creating an environment where video and applications can be stored without the obligation of owning an infrastructure to maintain it.

        The cloud is currently one of the trends that will most affect the electronic security sector due to connectivity and cost reduction by minimizing investment in hardware equipment and system maintenance. But is the cloud the most suitable option for storing images from any video surveillance system?

        In the following article we tell you the aspects to take into account to decide if a CCTV system in the cloud is the most suitable for your installation.

        Internet connection

        Logically, network infrastructure and connectivity are key to guarantee bandwidth with Quality of Service (QoS) and high image availability to avoid losing the video signal in the event of any Internet connection outage.

        It is of little use for the provider to offer all the necessary redundancies to guarantee the service if we transfer this element of failure to the availability of our Internet connection. A drop in our connection would result in a loss of all recordings for the duration of the drop.

        In addition to the bandwidth we will have to assess whether the video surveillance system incorporates video analytics as they require more computational processing at a centralized site.

        Risk analysis

        Advantages and disadvantages of cloud-based CFTV systems

        A little over a month ago, a fire destroyed some servers of the French company OVHcloud, the largest European cloud service provider.

        Its customers, including the French government which has national data open to the public with OVHcloud, had to activate their disaster recovery plans.

        The causes of loss of connectivity can be multiple and uncontrollable and in any case a risk analysis will have to be performed to know how critical the loss of images is for our customers and to establish an image recovery plan.

        Storage

        Knowing what we want to transmit and for how many days we want to keep the recordings will be a priority for sizing storage needs. In addition, we must take into account the need for BackUp or Redundancy.

        The available bandwidth must be adapted to our recording needs, i.e. the number of cameras in the installation and the resolution and framerate with which we intend to record.

        Assuming that the cameras offer the most advanced compression standard protocol currently available (H.265), we can be talking about a total of 2Mbps for a 2 Megapixel camera at 25 frames per second.

        If we have an average of 10 cameras in the installation, we will need a total of 20Mbps guaranteed upload per site, only for the CCTV. If for the same site, we consider standard resolution analog cameras, connected by encoder (H.265) and recording at 4CIF at 10 frames per second, the bitrate per camera would be about 700Kbps on average, which would mean a total upload bandwidth of 7Mbps.

        Therefore, in a market with a clear tendency to offer more and more resolution in its cameras, it is also important to evaluate the bandwidth requirements to validate its viability in each geographic region, as well as the cost involved in such a connection.

        Cost calculation.

        While it is true that the cloud eliminates the cost of hardware storage equipment, it is necessary to take into account certain hidden costs that are not included in the monthly subscription fee and that are difficult to quantify: the cost associated with the loss of images, penalties for non-compliance with current legislation, the wrong sizing of the necessary storage, and the cost of downloading information that in the case of video surveillance, we are talking about high definition images and videos that involve many GB/TB of data download, which can increase the cost exponentially.

        Existing CCTV infrastructure.

        If the installation currently has an analog CCTV system, in order to enjoy the advantages that the cloud can offer, it will be necessary to consider whether to migrate to IP technology or invest in encoders that transmit the signals from the current analog cameras.

        Data protection and cybersecurity.

        Data protection and cybersecurity in a videosurveillance system

        Although it is true that, historically, there have been successful attacks on large technology companies, these types of services are usually very technologically prepared to repel cyber-attacks.

        What is a reality is that the user stores the data remotely and no longer has direct control over it, with the risk that this entails, since video is very sensitive and confidential information.

        At all times the information must travel securely and encrypted, for which we will need to have cybersecurity measures to protect our clients' data (images): Firewall, IDS, etc.

        In the event that we value opting for storage in a public cloud (Amazon, Microsoft, etc.), we must be aware that the client's data is being managed by a third party and therefore there may be legal problems associated with the ownership of the images and there is a dependence on uncontrollable factors: connection, storage, security of the third party, etc.

        Specifically, the IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) provider must take the necessary measures to promote the correct application of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) as they are responsible for storing the images we record.

        In early March 2021, a group of hackers accessed images from more than 150,000 video surveillance cameras from customers of Verkada, a company that sells security cameras that customers can access and manage over the network.

        The cyberattack exposed the security of hospitals, prisons, and even the factories of Tesla, the automaker. This would not have happened on a customer's local private network with a well-secured VPN.

        Integration

        In the case of having other intrusion systems, access, etc., it will be necessary to consider taking them to the cloud so that they can interact with the video systems, not to mention the problems of integration with other security elements that can be found physically in the installation.

        The cloud undoubtedly offers numerous advantages in terms of connectivity and costs, but it will be necessary to know the needs of each installation to find out if Cloud Computing is the most suitable solution for the storage of your images.

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