First of all, I'm new to the forum, but not new to DVR's, IP cams and networking.
That said, if this is inappropriate please feel free to move or delete.
With that out of the way........
Has there been any discussion on the security risks of having Chinese made DVRs and Networking equipment in general? They certainly have the know how to put back doors into their firmware and could add one at any time with an update. The Communist Chinese are well known for their propensity to spy and have installed over 500,000 surveillance cameras in China already with face recognition and a host of other means of collecting video information on it's population. They definitely see it as a valuable tool of control and data collection.
How do you know for sure your Chinese made IP cam or DVR does not have a hard coded back door that would allow the Chinese to tap into your video streams any time they wanted to? Imagine you're a contractor or engineer for Lockheed or a defense contractor. There's a lot of intel they could gather from your home or office installed camera system. Maybe even just knowing when you come or go.
Here's an eye opening article I read on the subject.
Is the World's Biggest Surveillance Camera Maker Sending Footage to China?
My home DVR's are behind a relatively expensive professional hardware firewall appliance so I can see every connection coming and going and I restrict access to my DVRs a number of ways. Still, most people don't. This topic intrigues me. What say you?
That said, if this is inappropriate please feel free to move or delete.
With that out of the way........
Has there been any discussion on the security risks of having Chinese made DVRs and Networking equipment in general? They certainly have the know how to put back doors into their firmware and could add one at any time with an update. The Communist Chinese are well known for their propensity to spy and have installed over 500,000 surveillance cameras in China already with face recognition and a host of other means of collecting video information on it's population. They definitely see it as a valuable tool of control and data collection.
How do you know for sure your Chinese made IP cam or DVR does not have a hard coded back door that would allow the Chinese to tap into your video streams any time they wanted to? Imagine you're a contractor or engineer for Lockheed or a defense contractor. There's a lot of intel they could gather from your home or office installed camera system. Maybe even just knowing when you come or go.
Here's an eye opening article I read on the subject.
Is the World's Biggest Surveillance Camera Maker Sending Footage to China?
My home DVR's are behind a relatively expensive professional hardware firewall appliance so I can see every connection coming and going and I restrict access to my DVRs a number of ways. Still, most people don't. This topic intrigues me. What say you?