The cameras watching your business shouldn't be a way in.
Internet-connected cameras and recorders are a favourite target for hackers and botnets. Lend'L's Camera Cyber Lockdown isolates every camera from the internet — eliminating the most common attack paths before they can be used.
Why ordinary cameras get hacked
- Traditional DVRs and NVRs accept connections from the internet so they can be viewed remotely — the same door hackers walk through.
- Default or easily-guessed passwords — often transmitted in plain text — leave cameras wide open to automated attacks.
- Firmware flaws like “Devil's Ivy” affected nearly all cameras supporting the popular ONVIF standard — and most are never patched.
- Some devices ship with spyware or Trojans pre-installed, quietly phoning home to a command-and-control server.
- Once compromised, a camera can be drafted into a botnet to steal data or launch DDoS attacks on other targets.
This isn't hypothetical
In 2016, two of the largest botnet attacks ever recorded were launched using several hundred thousand infected cameras and recorders. Researchers estimated around a million web-connected cameras and DVRs were infected that year — most owners never knew.
Since then, attacks on Verkada, Hikvision, Dahua, Lilin and others have continued to expose live feeds, hijack devices and weaponise cameras against the very businesses they were meant to protect.
How Lend'L locks down every camera
Instead of asking installers and customers to harden insecure devices, Lend'L's architecture removes the attack surface entirely.
No inbound connections
On-site appliances accept no inbound connections and have no open ports. Hackers and botnets simply can't reach the cameras.
Outbound traffic blocked
If a camera is already infected and tries to call its command-and-control server, the appliance's firewall blocks that outbound connection too.
Cameras isolated
A physically separate camera port means cameras never touch your business network or the internet — they're invisible to outsiders and insiders alike.
Automatic updates
Security and firmware updates are applied automatically from the cloud — no overlooked patches, no technician site visits.
Authenticated & encrypted
The only connection out is an authenticated, certificate-backed, encrypted link to the Lend'L cloud — nothing else.
Approved by you
Cameras are auto-discovered but must be manually approved before they're enrolled — nothing joins your system without consent.
Locked down in four layers
Isolate
Cameras connect only to the on-site appliance through a dedicated, physically separate port.
Block
The appliance refuses all inbound connections and blocks unauthorised outbound traffic from cameras.
Encrypt
Footage is encrypted on-site and sent to the cloud over an authenticated TLS connection.
Maintain
The platform updates appliance security automatically — no action needed from you.
Traditional cameras vs. Lend'L Lockdown
| Traditional camera / DVR | Lend'L Cyber Lockdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Internet exposure | Reachable from the internet | Cameras fully isolated |
| Inbound connections | Open ports, accepts connections | None — no open ports |
| Infected-device traffic | Can phone home to attackers | Outbound attempts blocked |
| Passwords | Often default / plain text | Not exposed to the internet |
| Firmware updates | Manual, often skipped | Automatic via cloud |
| Botnet risk | High-value target | Removed from attack surface |
Cyber Lockdown, explained
What is Camera Cyber Lockdown?
It's a set of protections that isolate your cameras from the internet. Cameras connect only to a locked-down on-site appliance, which accepts no inbound connections and blocks unauthorised outbound traffic — removing the paths hackers normally use.
What if a camera is already infected?
Even a pre-infected camera needs internet access to do harm. Because the appliance blocks outbound connection attempts, an infected camera can't reach a command-and-control server or join a botnet — it's effectively quarantined.
Does this mean I can't view my cameras remotely?
Not at all. You get full remote viewing through the Lend'L app and web — but the connection runs securely through the cloud, never directly to your cameras. You get the convenience without the exposure.
What about the Devil's Ivy / ONVIF flaw?
Vulnerabilities like Devil's Ivy can only be exploited if an attacker can reach the camera. With cameras isolated behind the appliance and unreachable from the internet, that entire class of remote attack is neutralised.
Do I need to manage any of this?
No. Lockdown is built into the appliances and the cloud platform. There's no firewall to configure, no ports to close and no firmware to patch — it's handled for you automatically.
Surveillance that can't be turned against you
See how Lend'L's locked-down architecture keeps your cameras working for you — and no one else.