Cybersecurity in Video Surveillance
Cybersecurity for the protection of IP video surveillance systems
Real-time video applications, including video surveillance systems, have become commonplace today.
As network performance and accessibility have improved, the information-sensitive nature of video makes system security a priority, not only in terms of the privacy of the recorded images, but also in terms of the integrity and authenticity of the transmission.
The problem of CCTV data security lies in the public data networks that carry the transmissions. It is not possible to make these networks 100% secure, so the best protection for data is end-to-end encryption.
how cybersecurity is applied in video surveillance
Not all encryption technologies are the same. The most effective way to protect network data is through the use of end-to-end encryption. It is important that the use of encryption protects data from possible“man-in-the-middle” attacks, including both data insertion and extraction, as well as direct access to network devices through “backdoors”.
The “capture now, decrypt later” nature of some sort of data integrity breaches is not as relevant to video streams, where attacks tend to be more immediate in nature. That’s not to say that you can’t find value in older footage, especially when it comes to privacy issues.
Therefore, the biggest challenge for the security of video systems is to ensure the quality and immediacy of the transmission. Any encryption solution must add security without adding latency, jitter or image degradation. The best encryption solution always provides maximum security without compromising the performance of your video surveillance system.
Benefits of Cybersecurity in Video Surveillance
The importance of having secure transmissions is directly related to the security of the information that companies and institutions handle, whether images or other data associated with the video surveillance system.
Having secure devices, both at the end and in the data centers, increases the security of your information and prevents possible breaches and their possible resulting legal proceedings.
