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Aruba expert: Network security
must keep up with video
surveillance systems
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surveillance systems to secure and futureproof
networks that they can simply trust.”
The Video Surveillance market in the Middle East region continues to
grow in double-digit figures, driven by the rise of security concerns
accompanied by strict government regulations. To keep up with the
challenges imposed by these concerns and regulations, a reliable, alwayson
and secure network capable of delivering quality high-resolution
videos is imperative to keep organisations safe.
The Middle East is one of the
fastest-growing markets for video
surveillance systems. Research firm
MarketsandMarkets reports that a big driver
for the increasing use of video surveillance
systems globally is in large part due to the
increasing concerns for public safety and
security, prompting deployment at airports,
malls, schools, office buildings, public places
and so on.
Nevertheless, the market dynamics are rapidly
changing with security cameras being more
and more integrated with the IoT architecture
to solve business use cases alongside
security use cases, while Artificial Intelligence
continues to enable security capabilities
related to behaviours and object recognition
that have never been possible before.
These dynamics are raising the criticality
of the video surveillance systems and
consequently the criticality of the network
infrastructure that interconnects the
ecosystem together.
Rabih Itani, the Middle East Region Security
Business Head at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard
Enterprise company
Rabih Itani, the Middle East Region Security
Business Head at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard
Enterprise company, said: “Gone are the
days, where the video surveillance networks
get the least attention during the design
phase, but ironically the first to blame when
the video streaming disconnects or suffers
jitter or hackers get through.
“Organisations are beginning to realise
the importance of connecting their video
Aruba, a long-term leader in providing
secure network infrastructures, understands
how to build mission-critical networks, and
as such, it is aggressively positioning its
lifetime warranted Aruba 2930 family of
network switches to regional organisations
who take security seriously. The Aruba
2930 family solves for current connectivity
requirements and prepares for future ones
with its smart rate ports, 40Gbps uplink
options and 60W Power-over-Ethernet as
mandated by specific devices such as the
PTZ cameras.
In terms of security, this family of switches
furnishes built-in secure-boot hardware and
built-in network security capabilities and
when additional network edge security and
control is needed, these switches integrate
bi-directionally with Aruba Clearpass
Network Admission Control to authenticate
the connecting cameras while authorising
the right access permissions for each.
Moreover, Aruba Clearpass Device Insight
can be plugged in to leverage Machine
Learning to accurately profile the connecting
devices, while continuously monitoring any
profile changes. It is important to note that
Aruba can enable trust to be adaptive, as
trust can be revoked at any time based on
how devices behave while on the network.
“Video surveillance cameras, which are
essentially IoT devices, are a major target
themselves for cybercriminals or are used
by them as an easy door to access weakly
secured networks. This pushes networks
to move from being merely a connectivity
provider for the cameras, to be first-line
defenders. This is where Aruba shines,”
concluded Itani. •
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