Webcam Hacking?

[samch]

At my office each department has a computer in the lobby. We want to connect a webcam on each one using AOL AIM, then have the feed go to the security departments computer. Is there anyway that the computers that the WebCam is on, cannot have AIM running but still have security get the feed, but keep the computers on?

[Ven0m]

Hello, and welcome to BBB.

I find it very doubtful that it could be done like that.

[Cronus]

I've seen people do this to have a video feed while traveling.
If you have an account logged in with AIM running on a given screenname and setup to automatically accept video requests from a screenname security uses, then security just has to make a request and they can view the webcam's output.
Note that this doesn't work so well if somebody pulls the plug on the computer and it gets turned off.