Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries – smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acquire::A serial burglar in Edina, Minnesota is suspected of using a Wi-Fi jammer to knock out connected security cameras before stealing and making off with lots of loot. Such techniques are increasingly popular with criminals.

  • aname@lemmy.one
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    9 months ago

    The cloud is not the problem. Inadequate local buffer is the problem.

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      9 months ago

      If it’s got local storage, it’s not ‘cloud based’.

      I’m not saying offsite backups of your local storage are a bad idea.

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        9 months ago

        I didn’t say storage. I called it a buffer. No permanent local storage needed

    • Venator@lemmy.nz
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      9 months ago

      Wifi jammers could knock it out before the camera sees anything.

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        9 months ago

        The jammers don’t disable the cameras, they just prevent them from streaming the captured video to the recording machine.

        If the cameras had a local buffer, they’d be able to keep recording even if the signal was jammed.

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          9 months ago

          Until the cameras are destroyed, which is easier to do when they’re not streaming in real time

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            9 months ago

            Why not both?

            Mains power with battery backup, live streaming via wires with wifi then flash storage backup

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        9 months ago

        You cannot block a camera from seeing by jamming the wifi. It could simply save the video feed locally and send it to the server when the wifi is restored.

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            8 months ago

            You can still just restore the network and wait for the camera to sync. Feed not lost unless too long time has gone by and buffer has wrapped around