Well, of course:
Authorities with the Los Angeles Police Department are warning residents in Los Angeles’ Wilshire-area neighborhoods of a series of burglaries involving wifi-jamming technology that can disarm surveillance cameras and alarms using a wireless signal.
According to police, the burglaries typically involve three to four suspects who enter homes through a second story balcony.
Once inside, the thieves target primary bedrooms in search of high-end jewelry, purses, U.S. currency and other valuables.
Cat 5 is a pain to run but is hard to jam.
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We're well into CAT6 now, and looking beyond... That being said, I get your drift. Wireless cameras are good, but they're radio-connected. Jam the frequency, jam the cameras. Hardwired and airgapped from the 'net is best, but at least go hardwired to a DVR/controller plugged into a UPS. Yes, you might be exposed to a hack, but you won't get jammed, and shutting off power won't immediately kill the controller.
ReplyDeleteYep, Cat 5 or 6 for the win...As long as they don't kill the modem.
ReplyDeleteTechnology always creates a offensive-defensive cycle where one side of the cycle gets a temporary advantage. Danger lies in not recognizing when the advantage flips.
ReplyDelete"the thieves target primary bedrooms in search of high-end jewelry, purses, U.S. currency and other valuables. "
ReplyDeleteI am safe. Nothing here for those rascals.
Some wireless cameras have a fair amount of on-camera storage - enough to outlast most burglaries - but they are expensive.
ReplyDeleteIIRC, some Meraki (Cisco) cameras offer this.
Kurt
I have an old Simplysafe security system and years ago I discovered that the freqs that the system uses are available online, since they have to register this with the FCC basically.
ReplyDeleteProgramming that into a Beofeng was simple, and I could breach everything by keying up as needed to overwhelm the RF of the sensor.