Hikvision has launched a comprehensive cybersecurity support initiative called Network Cyber-Protect to help industry professionals and Hikvision dealers safeguard their physical security network infrastructure from malicious and costly cyber-attacks. A prevalent problem and growing challenge for security professionals across every vertical market is a threat to actors who have found that misconfigured or poorly secured IoT devices are vulnerable to hacks.

 

“While cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility, as a manufacturer it is important to communicate succinctly with the people who use and install your products and software to help them maintain cyber-secure systems. Hikvision creates and disseminates content about Hikvision’s security devices as well as educational information to help people better secure their entire digital world,” said Hikvision’s Senior Director of Cybersecurity, Chuck Davis. Davis added that “the mission of the physical security industry is to make the world a safer place, and the goal of providing cybersecurity information is to better secure the world from digital threats.”

 

A new and improved online Cybersecurity Center has been launched to enable dealers, end-users, and partners to easily access the Hikvision Network Cyber-Protect resources, providing fast and convenient access to cybersecurity information, tools, and references. This center is a free and open resource available for anyone who wants to address cybersecurity. It does not require individuals’ login to access Hikvision resources to expand their digital and surveillance system cybersecurity knowledge.

 

The Hikvision Network Cyber-Protect initiative was developed by Hikvision’s internal cybersecurity specialists and is supported by partnerships with third-party experts to identify proactive measures to help safeguard against attacks. The new initiative is built on a combination of cybersecurity technologies, certifications, and tools, as well as education on best practices to help systems integrators and end users take a proactive stance against cyberattacks. Educational tools include access to a six-part cybersecurity course led by Hikvision’s cybersecurity experts which covers everything from product cybersecurity to vulnerabilities, and security in practice for physical security practitioners.