Comments on: Sniping Security Cameras

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 23 May 2010 02:09:54 +0000

Ah..but to get to that physical tap.…NOW that is the question. LOL

By: j house

j house — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:38:59 +0000

The hard-wired, closed circuit systems are less vulnerable to a remote attack, but the signal on the wire is in most cases, unencrypted. Lacking any intrusion detection on that network, it can be done with a physical tap.
Wireless cameras with IP stacks can be compromised remotely, given enough time and the right tools.
One would be a fool to rely on security cameras only.It must be just one part of a multi-layer security plan.

By: dw

dw — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:38:40 +0000

Ummm, I maybe a dinosaur in the sec. biz, and most of it doing "EP" work, but wouldnt you get "seen" planting your (think kind thoughts, dont call it retarded.)"device"...Oh yeah, I forgot, all security personnel are sound asleep, right? Maybe you could tell us how to "secret squirrel" a mirror in the line of those invisible (yet detectable) laser beams? (shh, don't tell him that'll trigger them..rofl!) If you want some real advice? Why don't you ask a real "security expert" who will (thats it, i can't take it anymore) "bitch slap your silly ass"!

By: James Baudier

James Baudier — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:32:48 +0000

It seems to me any computer guru should be able to have the systems notify security when and if a camera becomes blind. The camera status should also be saved for some pre-determined length of time.

By: claymore

claymore — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:17:36 +0000

Wonderful just freaking wonderful just what the world needs another bunch of Geeks posting security information on the net “just because they can”. What good did this information pass on to the members .….. other than your showing off that you could do it while at the same time passing on security information dubious or not to the bad guys that also search the net just for this kind of information. Why make it easy for them What is this site becoming

By: campbell

campbell — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:31:32 +0000

sorry to burst your bubble guys.…..the box with the glass is for show.….the REAL camera is in some tiny little unseen spot. Your’re trying to avoid/damage last years’ tech, and hollywood play conception of security.….

By: Marcello

Marcello — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:33:32 +0000

Well, hackers don’t usually need a (not even remotely plausible) reason to do things, they do things just for the sake of understanding how to do them. Sometimes this leads to amazing discoveries and sometimes it leads to “uh? what?” moments ;)
The difference between blinding a CCTV camera and destroying it is that, well, temporarily blinding a camera probably isn’t illegal while destroying it quite surely is. And even if blinding is illegal, going around and shooting at cameras with a gun isn’t exactly a subtle operation.
On a more James Bond-ish side, shooting with a rifle leaves bullets, bullets are evidence plus different lasers could be triggered remotely while the gun would be much more complicated to trigger.
Marcello

By: Assbestos

Assbestos — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:23:39 +0000

I think the intention would be to leave the device undamaged so that you could then leave without security having known they had been compromised. BTW this stuff was actually on a couple of larger tech sites, and they didn’t attempt censor the implementation details, or imply that they had secret knowledge of proper application. This isn’t rocket science.

By: C-Low

C-Low — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:21:42 +0000

No offense but wouldn’t a .22 short do the same thing for around 2cents or so say a buck if you can’t shoot straight or if they are hard cased? Whats the difference between both camera going dead or both cameras going blind? Think anyone with half a brain monitoring those cameras (if not the norm of a VCR or digital cache) that see them both go smudge at the same time would be worried any less than black?

By: C

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:44:36 +0000

your “what” is the security and anti-security community working to exploit and expose vulnerabilities in “security” endeavors so that they can:
A) increase awareness and thusly cause an improvement in the systems
2: gain l33t h4XX0r status
III. get to play james bond but “irl”