Introduction
Annex A.11.1 is about ensuring secure physical and environmental areas. The objective in this Annex A control is to prevent unauthorized physical access, damage, and interference to the organization’s information and information processing facilities. It’s an important part of the information security management system (ISMS) especially if an organization aspires to achieve ISO 27001 certification. Let’s understand those requirements and what they mean in a bit more depth now.
Cyber Security is an ongoing responsibility for organizations, and it covers outside threats, inside threats, and supply chain attack vectors.
Far from the days of CCTV cameras, which held little to no information and were not connected to a network, the advances in digital video mean that connected IP cameras and associated devices on the network are at risk of being hacked. The importance of the data captured by video surveillance cameras – and what can be done with it – has led to a new breed of cybercriminals, looking for insights to steal and sell.
Organizations use CCTV to prevent unauthorized physical access, damage, and interference to the organization’s information and information processing facilities.
ISO 27001 controls Which Apply to CCTV Network
The corresponding ISO 27001 controls that have a direct correlation with CCTV cameras are
- A.11.1.1 Physical security perimeter
- A.11.1.2 Physical entry controls
- A.11.1.3 Securing offices, rooms and facilities
- A.11.1.4 Protecting against external and environmental threats
- A.11.1.5 Working in secure areas
- A.11.1.6 Delivery and loading areas
Why CCTV cameras are so important for ISO27001 A.11.1 compliance inside organizations?
- A Billion CCTV Cameras deployed Globally
Today when World uses, close to a Billion CCTV cameras on 24*7 schedule, it is important that these massively deployed IoT devices, adhere to a standard and compliance to measure the readiness of deployed CCTV cameras.
- The safety and incident forensics of Organization is dependent on the security and compliance of its Video Surveillance assets
Video-surveillance is a crucial asset in intelligence collection, crime prevention, crisis management, forensic applications, etc. The minimum requirement in societal security is for the authorities to be able to rapidly use the data collected by different CCTV systems from given locations. Disruption in CCTV Feed is not an Option at all
- The Privacy of a workplace is as strong or as weak as the CCTV network security of Organization
With recently reported Hacks such as the VERAKADA hack reported in March 2021, and many other hacks, including the Mirai botnet attack which used more than 100,000 cameras, it is important that the security and safety of CCTV cameras follow globally defined compliance and standards such as ISO 27001, etc.
ISO 27001: A.11.1. standards need to take care of CCTV and video surveillance setups.
How Redinent Can Help
Redinent CCTV threat detection Platform, from Redienent.com, allows the organizations to meet the Data/Access security and integrity criteria by scanning the CCTV IP cameras and finding out all the vulnerabilities and security risks associated with the cameras.
Organizations can acquire a Redinent License for one time scan or annual license with unlimited scan capability for a year and can be completely sure about the safety, security, and compliance of their CCTV camera network.
What all protection Redinent provides for CCTV network
Using Redinent, organizations can
- Protect their CCTV network from getting hacked due to weak password
- Protect any snooping threat against CCTV
- Protection against DDoS attack that may happen in CCTV network
- Protection against any sensitive event video leak against CCTV network
- Protection against any MITM attack leading to data leak, through CCTV network
- Discover any defective CCTV that has bad image quality or has image obstruction
- Protection against any cyber espionage threat that is targeted towards image
- capture of premises. This is especially true for critical infrastructure, Military
- Industrial complexes etc.
- Ensure that all the CCTV cameras are always functional for evidence gathering
- perspective
What are the key Benefits that an organization gain when they use Redinent?
- Protects Organization’s reputation
- Significant cost savings associated with data breach penalties
- Boost operational efficiency of your CCTV network through continuous stream
- quality and camera uptime monitoring
- Prevent unlawful activities on your CCTV network
- Ensure uninterrupted safety and privacy of corporate premise
- Secured CCTV network from outside attacks like DDoS and Malware Injections etc.
- Compliance with International Standards like ISO 27001 etc.
- Save 80-90% efforts in any security audit that is done on CCTV network
Government
CCTV camera and CCTV network form the Digital Nervous System of Homeland Security and
Law enforcement all over the world. CCTV cameras are essential for governance and are
used for monitoring, situational awareness, planning and it is important that this network is
up and running. However, like any other digital network system, a CCTV network
also needs to be protected against cyber-attacks, hacking, snooping, etc.
Redinent, helps to discover the cyber threats inside a CCTV camera, validates the image
quality of cameras in-network, and helps them secure it before any cyber-attack takes place.
Corporate
CCTV TV networks are critical to the safety and smooth functioning of corporate premises and
are essential equipment for premise monitoring. CCTV cameras are also used to monitor the critical,
places, where humans cannot go, such as the toxic chambers, critical RnD spaces, etc. The digital
safety and security of CCTV network also keeps the intellectual property and critical areas
safe.
The CCTV networks have the potential to be weaponized and used for multiple types of cyberattacks
such as DDoS, formation of Botnets, image extraction, Man In The Middle (MITM),
etc.
Redinent helps to discover the cyber threats inside a CCTV camera, validates the image
quality of cameras in-network, and helps them secure it before any cyber-attack takes place.
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