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Re:Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, ci... by a3n on Saturday January 28, 2017 @03:19PM (#13508911)
> City officials said ransomware left police cameras unable to record between Jan. 12 and Jan. 15. The cyberattack affected 123 of 187 network video recorders in a closed-circuit TV system for public spaces across the city, the officials said late Friday.

> Sercet Service spokesman Brian Ebert said the safety of the public or protectees was never jeopardized.

Which implies that we're perfectly safe without these systems.

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Re:Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, ci... by diminoten on Sunday January 29, 2017 @02:54AM (#13512899)
They were aware of the issue and may have stepped up alternative security measures during the outage.
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Re:Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, ci... by quakeguy on Saturday January 28, 2017 @08:07PM (#13510958)
Never assume otherwise, i'd recommend.
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Re:Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, ci... by vvggff on Saturday January 28, 2017 @03:46PM (#13509145)
In the short term...
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Re:Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, ci... by AckSyn on Saturday January 28, 2017 @05:36PM (#13509921)
always. Someone watching cameras of people driving isn't going to do anything to "make us safer". It was never about public safety.
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Re:Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, ci... by a3n on Saturday January 28, 2017 @05:58PM (#13510062)
But it may be about keeping those in power safe from the public.
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Re:Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, ci... by poizan42 on Saturday January 28, 2017 @06:13PM (#13510162)
And here we thought that "public safety" was about keeping the public safe, while actually they were talking about keeping themselves safe from the public.
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Re:Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, ci... by jeron on Saturday January 28, 2017 @07:10PM (#13510614)
In Washington DC, public safety is more focused on the safety of most importantly the president, followed by elected officials like congressmen.
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Re:Hackers hit D.C. police closed-circuit camera network, ci... by rando444 on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @06:12AM (#13529598)
Which implies that we're perfectly safe without these systems.

CCTV does not provide safety, they are primarily used for evidence gathering in criminal investigations.

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