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Earlier this month, news broke that hackers breached Verkada, a major provider of surveillance cameras to a variety of facilities throughout the US, gaining access to 150,000 live feeds. Among those compromised were Tesla, jail cells, private homes, healthcare facilities, police stations, elementary schools, and more. The hacktivist group claims the breach was intended to spread anarchy and to demonstrate security holes, in which case, there were many. The hackers reported gaining entry through administrative account credentials listed in materials available to the general public online.

It’s hard to even call this a breach, as access was so easily manipulated. The irony that Verkada is a digital security company at its core is not lost here. According to Bloomberg News, the hackers had 36 hours of unrestricted access to the company’s cameras and were only identified after reporting themselves to the publication. In this case, trust is lost and the damage is done. But what can organizations do to prevent negligent security practices before something worse happens? Fortunately, there’s a lot of preventative measures that can be taken.

Source: DZone