You should be if it’s connected to the internet. It could be the doorway for hackers to access your entire network. Once a DVR is compromised, it can be used for many types of nefarious activities.
These activities include:
• Stealing private or confidential information
• Crashing your networks or servers
• Attacking other IoT devices in your network
• Locating other servers on the network, and introducing viruses
• Connecting to and accessing your file servers or email servers
• Watching your cameras live and/or streaming them to the Internet
• Downloading historic video
• Stealing credit card information and other PCI compliance issues
• Disabling video recording and camera operation
• Introducing a virus to create more bots in your network
• Attacking your network and disabling it
• Opening and closing of physical doors to grant access via access control system
If your DVR has been compromised, you will need to contact the manufacturer for the tools to rid the device of these serious risks. If your manufacturer does not provide anything to solve the problem, you will be forced to replace the DVR.
Eagle Eye Networks mitigates security concerns from the point of product research, development and deployment, so there aren’t any issues for installers or customers. If you would like to learn more about Eagle Eye’s solution, please read our Cyber Security White Paper.
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