Post by Russel on Jun 16, 2018 16:26:12 GMT 8
Love and hate IP camera's.
Pros:
- They are super convenient for the user to be able to check up on camera from on local network or remotely.
- Usually they are in good megapixel so you detailed look at perp.
Cons:
- You never know if someone has hacked your camera/s and is watching. The camera or software does not let you know when people are logged in (some indoor camera's might have a little LED blue light).
- A password is the only thing standing in the way of a hacker. Guess the password and your in.
- There is no max amount of password attempt block, so someone with password hacking software can have unlimited attempts forever in a day with no contesting.
- There is no 2 factor authentication (eg sms code needed or google authenticator), just a plain old password up against the world.
- Main Camera header boxes (where you camera's plug into) often you MUST use the username ADMIN, and the password MUST be numbers ONLY..it would take a password program only a short period to get into your unit and you would have no idea.
IP camera use mainly the same port numbers, so yes people buy lists of IP addresses that fit certain criteria and then feed the list into their software and start pinging port numbers on IP addresses to see if there is any CCTV present.
Tip:
- Do not buy a main CCTV control panel that forces use simple number password and then force you to use username as admin. Way to easy to guess.
- Make your passwords as long as you are allowed to go. If it says must be 8-32 characters, don't use 8, use 32 characters. (8 characters has possible 645,753,531,245,761 combinations, so imagine having to crack 32 character password). (tip use lastpass to create and save your passwords).
Pros:
- They are super convenient for the user to be able to check up on camera from on local network or remotely.
- Usually they are in good megapixel so you detailed look at perp.
Cons:
- You never know if someone has hacked your camera/s and is watching. The camera or software does not let you know when people are logged in (some indoor camera's might have a little LED blue light).
- A password is the only thing standing in the way of a hacker. Guess the password and your in.
- There is no max amount of password attempt block, so someone with password hacking software can have unlimited attempts forever in a day with no contesting.
- There is no 2 factor authentication (eg sms code needed or google authenticator), just a plain old password up against the world.
- Main Camera header boxes (where you camera's plug into) often you MUST use the username ADMIN, and the password MUST be numbers ONLY..it would take a password program only a short period to get into your unit and you would have no idea.
IP camera use mainly the same port numbers, so yes people buy lists of IP addresses that fit certain criteria and then feed the list into their software and start pinging port numbers on IP addresses to see if there is any CCTV present.
Tip:
- Do not buy a main CCTV control panel that forces use simple number password and then force you to use username as admin. Way to easy to guess.
- Make your passwords as long as you are allowed to go. If it says must be 8-32 characters, don't use 8, use 32 characters. (8 characters has possible 645,753,531,245,761 combinations, so imagine having to crack 32 character password). (tip use lastpass to create and save your passwords).