A recent analysis of Internet of Things device traffic identified various IoT connected devices that were exhibiting potentially dangerous behaviors including using plain-text HTTP protocol for authentication or firmware updates, leaving them susceptible to sniffing and man-in-the-middle attacks.

As part of its Cyber Protection Program, Tyco Security Products considers security at the beginning of the product development process resulting in features and capabilities needed to secure the product in its environment.  For example, VideoEdge NVRs provide a Security Audit page that allows integrators and end-users a single view of their security posture of the device.

The audit page is an important tool for customers, giving them visibility on all accounts with remaining default passwords, enable / disabled status of ports and protocols such as HTTP, TLS certificates, and user security configurations such as password complexity, auto logout, account lockout.

Tyco Security Products’ is committed to cybersecurity.  Our holistic Cyber Protection Program combines best practices in secure product development, testing and evaluation, rapid response to potential vulnerabilities, and configuration guidelines for compliance.

October was National Cyber Security Awareness Month. As a trusted global leader, Tyco Security Products has developed a Cyber Protection Program and dedicated cyber protection team to lead the way in identifying, informing and developing cyber secure physical security products.

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• Six-Part Approach to Cyber Protection ebook
• Cyber Protection infographic
• Cyber Protection video
• Security Advisories sign up
• Response to Distributed DDoS attack blog
• Cyber Security Assessment infographic/quiz
• Cyber security acronyms blog
• IT and Security Departments cyber security language blog

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Today’s businesses are faced with unprecedented threats from sabotage, theft of intellectual property and compromised sensitive data. Have you considered how your physical security products affect your cyber security?

Take a look at our infographic and assessment quiz to see if you are asking the right questions and taking the next step to be cyber secure.

Learn more about Tyco’s industry-leading Cyber Protection Program.

Security breaches are in the news today more than ever before. Security integrators and security officers must work with IT departments to ensure the physical security system is successfully deployed, maintained and upgraded on the network with minimal impact and without compromising network security.

To create a complete cyber secure environment, IT and security departments must effectively work together. However, physical security and IT often use the same words to mean different things – resulting in everyone being confused. Sometimes security integrators and security officers even avoid the IT department due to the misunderstanding.

For example, IP may mean intellectual property to a corporate security officer but internet protocol to IT security professionals. Or perimeter may mean the exterior building wall to the security officer and network connection to the outside to the IT professional.

To make sure all departments are speaking the same, common language, we suggest developing a list of terminology definitions that everyone can use.

Terms to be Clearly Defined:

• IP
• Credentials
• Key
• Patch
• Firewall
• Vulnerability
• Social engineering
• Perimeter
• Intrusion detection
• Bandwidth
• Directory
• Security logs
• Revocation
• Signature

Having a common subset of terms will help you understand how to ask the right questions and quickly comprehend the answers. After establishing your company common language, clearly explain the information you need from IT to be able to define the network and security requirements.

Learn more about the Tyco Security Products Cyber Protection program.