The Washington Post reported that Washington DC City officials were hit by ransomware that, between Jan. 12 and Jan. 15, left the police cameras unable to record events. The cyberattack affected 123 of 187 cameras network video recorders deployed in a closed circuit TV system for public spaces across the city, the officials said late Friday in disclosing the event.

We encourage all of Tyco Security Products customers to take cybersecurity seriously and highly recommend implementing validated backup and restoration processes. Ensuring that our products have comprehensive capabilities required for a resilient operation is one part of our Six Part Approach to Cyber Protection of Physical Security Products. Read about it and other cybersecurity best practices on our Cyber Protection webpage and sign up to receive cybersecurity advisories.

A new report from the Ponemon Institute, IBM, and Arxan claims that just 20% of IoT apps are actually tested for vulnerabilities.  In addition 46% were sure their organization experienced a breach due to an insecure IoT app. We encourage all of Tyco Security Products customers to take cyber-security seriously. That is why we have developed a Six Part Approach to Cyber Protection of Physical Security Products which includes on-going rigorous testing. Read about it and other cyber-security best practices on our Cyber Protection webpage and sign up to receive cyber-security advisories.