IPVM Video Surveillance Information

Hikvision called IPVM "bullies" decrying that IPVM had "harassed and maligned" Hikvision, in a letter, reported by SIW, justifying Hikvision's...

By John Honovich - 3 days ago | 88 Comments

This is, by far, the best training on video analytics in video surveillance, based on IPVM's current 2021 testing and research. If you want to...

By IPVM Team - 3 days ago | 6 Comments

While lockdown has become an important feature in securing areas against active assailants, adapting it for exit devices has been a problem that...

By Brian Rhodes - 2 days ago

Since we last tested OpenEye in 2018, the company was acquired by publicly-traded Alarm.com. How has Alarm.com helped and how much better, or not,...

By Sean Patton - 2 days ago

Uniview claims their NDAA-compliant ColorHunter cameras "guarantee video with colorful details when you need them", with white light illumination,...

By Derek Ward - 3 days ago | 3 Comments

What is the 'biggest' access control security vulnerability? One security consultant argues that, for most installations, it is tailgating. In...

By Brian Rhodes - 3 days ago | 6 Comments

The show is over, after being rescheduled 4 times across 2 years. The show was met with jubilation, frustration, a surging crowd and then a dead...

By IPVM Team - 4 days ago | 132 Comments

ISS claims their SecurOS FaceX facial recognition provides "extraordinary recognition accuracy", but how does it work in the real world? We...

By Rob Kilpatrick - 4 days ago | 4 Comments

Retired USAF Brigadier General Robert Spalding told IPVM about China video surveillance risks including relabelling Hikvision and Dahua...

By Conor Healy - 4 days ago | 9 Comments

Two Florida integrator techs were arrested for allegedly accessing and watching a customer's video feed. The techs have pled not guilty. In...

By Isabella Cheng - 4 days ago | 13 Comments

Secretly-relabelled Hikvision and Dahua (Hikua) products are being sold to various Federal and military agencies, violating the NDAA ban. Sellers...

By Conor Healy and Derek Ward - 5 days ago | 36 Comments