Fifth-biggest food retailer in UK is to phase out all CCTV cameras from Hikvision following similar moves from other chains
The Co-op is to ban the use of Chinese CCTV in its supermarkets after warnings over ethical concerns and security risks. The company – the fifth-biggest food retailer in the UK, with 2,500 stores nationwide – is to phase out all CCTV cameras from the Chinese firm Hikvision.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but can’t most Hikvision cameras work completely offline? Block them from reaching out to the internet, and just connect locally. You could still do remote access through other means, so functionality shouldn’t take a huge hit.
It still allows them access to the rest of your LAN, potentially. Even if you've got them on their own subnet, vlan escape is a thing and mistakes happen.
I’m not talking VLANs, although that is an option. I’m talking about completely blocking WAN access. You could also detect the IPs it’s connecting to, and block them across all your devices.
You're correct. I have had Hikvision cameras for quite some time. I didn't trust them from the start so they can't go online. I can't watch remotely but I don't care about that. Not everyone will be in this position though
I wonder if others will follow suit - Hikvision (not the best of monikers - I always think the installer will be called Cletus) are in a fair few government sites.