Even with these security holes, the cameras should be safe in a LAN environment, as one would need to bust through the firewall to get access to the cameras' IP addresses and ports (I think I'm correct here - please correct this if I'm wrong). Those addresses and ports on the firewall are never open by default. Changing the default password, of course, is still a very good idea.
The NVR/DVR devices are another story, though. But the security issues I'm reading of are about the cameras, not the NVRs. I don't know about any issues with these - having a strong password is certainly the first defense.
ADI's "W Box" vs Hikvision (are they really the same?)
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Even with these security holes, the cameras should be safe in a LAN environment, as one would need to bust through the firewall to get access to the cameras' IP addresses and ports (I think I'm correct here - please correct this if I'm wrong). Those addresses and ports on the firewall are never open by default. Changing the default password, of course, is still a very good idea.
The NVR/DVR devices are another story, though. But the security issues I'm reading of are about the cameras, not the NVRs. I don't know about any issues with these - having a strong password is certainly the first defense.