Isolate all network cameras using Virtual LANs (VLANs) Isolate all network cameras using Virtual LANs (VLANs).So if you have Hikvision cameras, what should you do to protect them from hackers, spies or nosy governments? The following steps apply to any security camera, not just Hikvisions by the way: Yep be reasonably paranoid but not tin foil hat paranoid! You are not about to stop using cell phones because the UK government (GHCQ) and the US government (NSA) are known to be able to hack into them, are you? So while its important to be aware that Hikvision is part-owned by the Chinese government, your best course of action is to take sensible precautions and not get too paranoid. But so could your WiFi router or even your mobile phone. Okay but what could go wrong? Could a backdoor already exist in your Hikvision camera or NVR? Maybe. While there is no doubt that Hikvision is part-owned by the Chinese government, there has been no evidence yet of any backdoor or that Hikvision cameras are ‘dialing back home’ to their maker. Naturally fears about whether they are compromised ‘by design’ have been raging on the Internet ever since. Hikvision has recently been in the news thanks to revelations about its links to the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China.
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