Most Video Conferencing Systems Are Vulnerable to Hackers [VIDEO]

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An IT security professional showed in an independent investigation that the average person with coding knowledge could access the world's most important boardrooms unnoticed.

Cameras, ideally perched on televisions or desks, can let hackers survey sensitive documents, passwords and financial data while listening in on confidential conversations. Advanced video conferencing cameras make it all too easy with panning, tilting and zooming capabilities.

The New York Times reports HD Moore, chief security officer at Boston-based Rapid7, remotely entered 5,000 wide-open conference calls in two hours with a program he had written. The scan only reviewed 3% of the Internet and exposed a huge security threat.

Moore gained entry into law firms, prisons, pharmaceutical companies, oil refineries, universities and medical centers, hearing countless bits of sensitive information.

Many companies install Internet-enabled video conferencing equipment without a firewall to bypass complex configuration processes. More time is saved by allowing callers to be automatically connected without a pass-code. These two shortcuts make video conferencing systems one of the easiest ways for hackers to expose your company's data.

According to reports, hundreds of thousands of businesses spend up to $25,000 on video conferencing equipment (see the video above) and think they are safe against hackers because of the high price or they are unaware of the dangers. The expensive technology only provides a hacker's paradise with high-definition video capture and advanced audio.

Learn how to safeguard your video-conferencing systems in the video above. Tell us if your company uses video conferencing and which safeguards you use.