Hikvision Hardening Guide Recommends Port Forwarding

By: John Honovich, Published on Jun 09, 2017

Hikvision's Network Security Hardening Guide recommends port forwarding as a 'standard configuration', highlighted below:

In this note, we examine the risks in this approach and Hikvision's commitment to network security.

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** **** ****, ** examine *** ***** ** this ******** *** *********'* commitment ** ******* ********.

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HikConnect ***?

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*******, ***-******* ******** ****** Hikvision ****** ** * user's ******** ******* / LAN, ***** ****** *** own *** ** **** given *********'* ************* ***** record *** ******* ********** ownership.

Cisco *** ****** ****?

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Featuring ******* *******?

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******* ******* ***, ** their *** ******, ******** to **** *** *** users. *** ******* *******, like *********,**** *** ***** *** ongoing ******** ******.

******* ** ***, ** Hikvision ** ********* ***** are ******* ***** ********* their ******* / ********, port ********** ******* ******* is *** * **** way ** ** ****.

Comments (18)

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | 06/09/17 11:29am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 06/09/17 11:34am

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 06/09/17 12:01pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

06/09/17 11:42am

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/09/17 11:47am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/09/17 11:48am

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Honovich | 06/09/17 12:09pm

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/09/17 12:23pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/09/17 02:31pm

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Undisclosed Distributor #3

06/09/17 03:04pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #3 | 06/09/17 06:55pm

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 06/09/17 05:22pm

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Sean Nelson | 06/09/17 06:00pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 06/09/17 06:37pm

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Undisclosed #5

In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/04/19 09:37pm

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Michael Gonzalez

06/09/17 09:24pm

***** ** *** *** ** **** ***** ******** *****.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 06/09/17 10:00pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 06/09/17 10:19pm

** **** **** ************ ** **** ******** *** * ***** telling *** ******** ** ********* *********, ******* **** *** ******** or ***, ** ***** * *** ** *** ** *** practical.

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