The recent Ring home security ransomware incident and Eufy’s insecure network has left numerous researchers and users wondering about the cyber safety these home security and surveillance firms possess.
Product reviewers and tech journalists are even left with a sense of perplexity on what security camera, or security product must they recommend to potential users, knowing for a fact that the backend could or could not be secure.
According to Michael Hicks, senior editor at Android Central “When I review a product, I try to be as nitpicky as possible. Not because I want to give a bad review, but because it’s my job to go past the idealized press releases and spec sheets to see the cracks beneath the surface.”
While it is possible to cite certain problems pertaining to a security camera, like the video quality or an unreliable AI detection. However, there is always the possibility of some undiscovered breach, even with the some of the best cameras around, that are tested and appreciated.
Hicks says, this is not something most tech journalists are qualified to detect. With a smartphone, one can examine most software and security for themselves, and users too have almost complete control to block or enable apps from tracking them. The entire data security for a security camera is managed remotely, therefore we can only trust the company to protect ones data safely.
The issue is that, if ever, we really can trust a security business to provide an honest assessment of its cybersecurity.
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