are you being watched millions of people have indoor smart cameras but have you
ever wondered exactly how resistant they are to being hacked and whether someone
could be watching you as you sit on your couch tuck in your kids or engage
in other activities although many of the
larger companies that sell indoor cameras tout security as a prime feature
iot devices have a generally poor reputation for keeping hackers out
because these devices are typically built with more of a focus on the
primary function whether that's a thermostat a vacuum or a camera their
security usually isn't as good as say a
PC or a smartphone so if you're in the market for an indoor camera how can you
know there isn't some kind of vulnerability like this lurking in the
model you've been eyeing up unfortunately you can't especially as
there's no such thing as absolute security online or in life for that
matter but there are ways you can mitigate the risk to to the point where
you probably won't have to worry too much about it possibly the most obvious
solution is to Simply have a camera that doesn't connect to the cloud there are
plenty of cameras that can just record footage to a memory card but if you
actually want to view your camera feed in real time you could consider
self-hosting which typically involves connecting a camera to your network and
installing open- Source software onto a computer or a server to control it but
this often involves Advanced configuration beyond what a typical user
who just wants a plug-and-play solution would go for and just because you do it
yourself doesn't mean you're immune from security holes namely you need to watch
out for devices that ask you to open up a port or to enable a feature called
UPnP you can think of ports as a series of doors between your network and the
outside internet each with their own number and usually a purpose normally
your home network should have all ports closed so that you don't have randos
from God knows where connecting to your devices but some some Services require
you to open ports for them to function correctly and UPnP which stands for
universal plug andplay can open ports automatically reputable smart cameras
often allow you to connect without opening ports but if you do have to open
one it can be very easy for a bad actor to locate your camera and just start
watching its video feed in fact there's even a special search engine called
showan no relation to the malevolent AI
specifically designed to allow people to find iot devices such as cameras and if
you've opened up the wrong Port you might have just given someone out there
a free pass into your living room hope you laid out some snacks cuz they're
hungry of course this doesn't mean a solution that involves opening ports is
always a terrible idea if you have a good piece of equipment with strong
security including two Factor authentication opening a port may not be
that big of a deal now if self-hosting safely seems a bit too complicated but
you still want remote access to your cameras it's likely you'll end up up
purchasing a camera from a big brand that offers a cloud-based app but these
can have their own issues and we'll tell you about them right after we thank
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good track record of being privacy focused as some of them have made
headlines for the wrong reasons Anor for example caught some serious Heat heat
after their yui brand of security cameras was found to have a pretty big
flaw that would allow an attacker to tap into a live camera feed fairly easily if
they knew the unit's serial number so theoretically a bad actor could purchase
a camera make note of the serial number sell it secondhand and then spy on the
poor sucker who bought it confidence in a company though isn't just a question
of have they been hacked but also their response ankor took quite a while to
admit their cameras had security issues after the issue came to light and wise
another iot company that makes cameras didn't disclose a different
vulnerability for around 3 years from the time they were first informed about
it wise was also criticized for instructing customers to open ports in
order to get around a software bug that caused home routers to block access to
the camera feed which in turn caused a
security hole so if you want to feel a bit better about the camera you choose
find a company that has dealt with any previous security breaches in a
proactive manner but aside from avoiding messing with ports and vendors with
Spotty security records you should also take Common Sense precautions for a
camera that depends on cloud services such as those sold by Google's Nest
brand have a strong password and enable two-factor authentication consider using
a camera shutter when you're at home and ensure your home Wi-Fi network is
protected by a strong password of course there's also something to be said for
simply pointing your smart camera towards an area of your home where
you're not going to be walking around without your clothes on just an idea and
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