Users turn to the Made in Vietnam security camera product

Mr. Nguyen Viet Bang - Deputy General Director of VNPT Technology said that there are more and more personal image leaks from surveillance cameras, and the general technology knowledge of internet users is getting better and better. So that, users tend to choose Made in Vietnam security solutions from reputable suppliers.

This is really a good opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to develop and expand the security camera market in particular and IoT products in general.

In October 2020, VNPT Technology launched an IP Camera product and a smart home monitoring solution called Home Vision.

According to Mr. Nguyen Viet Bang, IP camera product and smart home monitoring solution called Home Vision is a component of the ONE Home ecosystem that VNPT Technology is gradually bringing to the market.

With ONE Home, VNPT Technology hopes to contribute to building a digital society through building digital households. The product is developed from the results of the state-level science and technology project KC.01 "Research, design and manufacture high-security camera systems" led by VNPT Technology, under the "Technology and IT product development for e-Government” research program, completed and accepted in June 2020.

Mr. Bang affirmed that the product has hardware and software designed and fully owned by VNPT Technology, and manufactured at the company's factory, with components from reputable suppliers in the world.

With experience in hardware and software design, research, development and production, we supply over 10 million terminals to domestic and foreign markets, especially most of them are high-quality telecommunication network devices. With complex requirements, high quality and reliability, VNPT Technology is confident that HOME Vision products can compete with similar products in the market.

In terms of device safety, HOME Vision product is applied to inherit some of the anti-attack security features that have been successfully researched on the safety camera product under the topic KC.01.

The product has been developed with AI (artificial intelligence) features/services that are processed right on the camera or based on edge/cloud computing, allowing identification of strangers, bad guys (eg. in wanted records ...), unauthorized access (climbing ...), child supervision ...

In addition, the mobile app (smartphones, tablets on Android and iOS operating systems) is entirely developed by the company. Cloud storage system, maintenance and technical support system are operated on the cloud computing platform of VNPT, allows timely software updates on the device if there are problems in network security/attack, or new AI service features. This is also a factor contributing to convincing customers about the safety, security and reliability of the product.

Currently, HOME Vision products are provided for households, who need to use about 10 indoor cameras, in the same segment as popular civil surveillance cameras on the market. VNPT Technology also has a surveillance camera solution for businesses with the ability to manage from several hundred to thousands of cameras.

Regarding security, to avoid camera hacking and unnecessary risks, Mr. Nguyen Viet Bang recommends that users should use cameras with clear origin by reliable, capable suppliers, update firmware to promptly patch security holes, after installation need to set/change the access password; Access the camera from trusted devices (personal phones, personal computers ...), limiting the possibility of password theft.

For the internal network in the home, it is necessary to configure the firewall on the modem/router to only open the ports that are used and block all the remaining ports, in order to limit the risk of the camera being hacked from the outside, as well as limit the ability to send image information from the camera even in case the camera is installed with spyware.

“Today's IP cameras allow storing video images on memory cards plugged into the camera, other storage devices in the local network (hard drive, NAS) or storage in the provider's cloud. In the case of using cloud storage services, it is necessary to choose a reliable service provider", Mr. Bang emphasized.