11/03/2016
During the week of Oct. 24, 2016 there was a major hack of the "internet of things" in which a hacking group outside the US took control of countless thousands of consumer cameras (leading to a product recall of cameras from a major Chinese manufacturer), baby monitors, routers, home computers and other consumer devices and used these "bot" devices were taken over to attack a major internet hosting site (Dyn) in what is known as a Denial of Service attack (huge amounts of useless traffic directed at a website overloading it and knocking it out of operation) which made major sites such as Amazon, Netflix etc. using Dyn temporarily inoperative.
We checked our camera security system if it could be taken over by malware, comprising your data, health, and welfare. The answer is NO. Our cameras come pre-loaded and are not downloaded with software from the internet using your computer after you receive them like other systems. Even if your router became infected, the WAP (wireless access point or system controller) stands between the router and its connection to the internet, and your cameras. It's virtually impossible for hackers, once they breached your router, once they have taken over your computer, your NEST thermometer, your baby monitor, your intelligent light switches, to get to these cameras by infecting the WAP. Data never flows directly between the cameras and the internet directly. When the data finally does leave your home through your router from the camera system WAP, and out through your modem to the internet, it is rock solid encrypted (256 bit encoding) and processed by an internet server, Rackspace, that is in the US and rated among the best in data security. Then the data goes to your cell phone, or other remote location, and shortly to the central station for monitoring, safely, with no malware coming along for the ride.
No other mass produced camera system for the consumer has this level of security and safety in this affordable price range. I consider this to be a big deal.
