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end users video surveillance systems and their
PASSWORDS
three categories of characters, depending on not fall into the habit of using common personal information that can easily be found online. Avoid using birthdays, the name of your high school,
many users don’t). Many cameras and other in user manuals online and therefore can be
This is a simple enough step that could create an extra level of security.
LEAST PRIVILEGE PRINCIPLE
user has access to such as audio, PTZ, alarm I/O. Use the principle of least privilege, providing perform their necessary functions. If they need to access the setup menu once a year, provide
or better yet, have a higher level user perform
DON’T FORGET PHYSICAL ACCESS TO DEVICES
camera’s physical presence plays an important role. Cameras need to be placed in a hard systems that immediately generates an alert if
MAINTENANCE
is saving security footage in a secure format that cannot be edited. It might be tempting to save any basic media player, but you must resist the urge in the name of security. And of course,
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