Modern PACS designed to enhance building security inadvertently serve as entry points into internal IP networks.
TEL AVIV, Israel , Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — OTORIO, a leading cybersecurity company, recently revealed groundbreaking research on the security risks associated with modern Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), presented at Black Hat Europe 2023.
Key highlights
- Bypassing the latest physical security access control systems, allowing unauthorized access to secure facilities.
- Demonstrating how attackers can breach internal IP networks directly from outside the front door.
When the Front Door Becomes a Backdoor: The Security Paradox of OSDP
During the 40-minute virtual closed-door session, Eran Jacob, Head of Research, and Ariel Harush, Security Researcher, exposed the paradoxical nature of modern Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) situated at the front doors of various facilities. Contrary to their primary purpose of enhancing security, these systems, especially those utilizing the Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP), inadvertently created a potential entry point into the organization’s internal IP network.
“We successfully bypassed the latest physical…
