A Second-Generation of Cloud-Based Video Surveillance Services

The popularity of cloud-based video surveillance services proves the value propositions of these services. Over the past years, however, the industry has experienced painful drawbacks from using this first generation of services. The most concerning drawback is cybersecurity and the potential for compromised video. To provide cloud cybersecurity, we need to start from the user of the services. To protect against ransomware, the cloud storage systems must have adequate “redundancy and immutability,” these features are already available from some cloud storage providers like AWS and Wasabi, where multiple copies of the video record are created and locked against unauthorized modifications. This also provides disaster recovery protections. Read more >>