Do not put your security cameras on the same Wi-Fi network as your personal computer. Create a separate VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) for IoT devices that cannot access the internet directly unless through a VPN.

Most of these cameras are not intended for public viewing. They typically appear in search results because of: Google Dorks | Group-IB Knowledge Hub

inurl:View.shtml "New York"

Type this directly into the Google search bar (or Bing/DuckDuckGo):

This query refers to a Google Dork , a specific search string used to find unsecured webcams or Internet of Things (IoT) devices that are indexed by search engines. What the Query Does The string inurl:view.shtml

In Google search syntax, inurl: is an advanced operator that instructs the search engine to only return results where the specific text appears inside the URL (web address) of a page. For example, inurl:login returns only pages with "/login" in their web address.