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This is an interesting comment from a former Verkada employee that I partially concur with....
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Verkada came in last place in IPVM's last favorability rankings but with $205 million in new funding and now having 900+...
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How often do end users not know who their surveillance camera manufacturer is? The latest survey...
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While there's definitely more emphasis these days on where products are made, e.g., Korea,...
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...argue with ChatGPT? NOTICE: This comment was moved from an existing discussion: Lee Odess Is Angry At IPVM (2023)
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Recall ADT Is "Ensuring Everyone Feels Safe" But Not Actually Safe? This week, Verkada is having...
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The FTC has fined Ring $5.8 million for poor security measures leading to thousands of customers...
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Is voltage drop with Power over Ethernet a problem you deal with? Voltage drop due to cable...
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As IPVM covered earlier in 2023, the Australian federal government has effectively banned PRC cameras in...
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The New Yorker put out a 32-minute documentary called "The Chronicles of a New York Locksmith |...
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This picture of Sean Nelson's personal UNV install at his house may make some weep: On his...
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... Last year, IPVM reported Hikvision's $17M+ in lobbying spending starting from 2018. The current estimate is now...
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IPVM discovered 3 vulnerabilities, 1 high and 2 medium severity, during cybersecurity testing of...
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Recall: Illegal Recommendation - ChatGPT And Google Bard Pick Hikvision For The White House See...
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Sanctioned for human rights abuses and banned for security risks, Dahua and Hikvision's USA...
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Recall recent: Wesco / Anixter NA To Stop Selling Dahua and Hikvision and Top Alternatives to...
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I have a relative whose integration company lost a ~$1/2 million video surveillance bid to a...
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...supplier of PRC security forces and publicly touts its close China Communist Party ties, per a 2023 IPVM investigation. The UK is currently the only country in Europe with a ban on PRC equipment in...
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Background and related, see Vape Detection Shootout 2023 - Halo, Rhombus, Soter, and Verkada...
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Background: Carrier Confirms Exiting Fire & Security Business By 2024 and Carrier Plan To...
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...recently did a lengthy investigation into video surveillance systems that featured both Verkada and IPVM's testing of Verkada. We just released a follow-up to this, Verkada Below Average Facial...
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... But after multiple calls between IPVM and Verkada's engineering team, and weeks of us testing Verkada, we found the accuracy far worse...
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HID Evangelist Phil Coppola continues his campaign to reduce the use of credential cards on the...
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... They have not released a new press release update and would not comment any further to IPVM when we asked for an update. The notice is still on the top of its homepage, with a link to the...
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For access readers, do you prefer a pre-installed wired pigtail or a screw terminal block to...
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..."No One With Any Industry Integrity Suffers This Clown [me] Or His Circus Any Longer" or "Unmasking IPVM" - "John Honovich Should Be Cancelled." or IPVM Pricing Is Way Out Of Line Compared To Other...
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Wyze sent this email to users in the Washington, DC area, referencing the city's Private Security...
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Hikvision has been struggling with keeping partners and allies, most notably recently Wesco /...
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... [emphasis added] In March 2023, IPVM found multiple Hikvision products continue to be powered by NVIDIA, despite US sanctions. NVIDIA...
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Watch: Francisco is a Meta employee, title 'Regional Security Leader': There were earlier Meta...
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Recall 2 years ago Amazon Selling Blink Cameras For Just $19.99 For Prime Day. Now, it's even...
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For a decade, investors poured money into getting people to buy more and more on SaaS services....
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First, the player he impersonated was Austin Reaves who he claims is best on the Lakers and not...
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Here's an interesting AI application that aims to relieve the burden of labor intense paperwork...
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How do you hang multiple domes on poles? Here's one idea: The original FB post said "Customer...
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Investors are excited about AI, primarily driven by ChatGPT hype. This is even happening inside...
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Using public records obtained by IPVM, The Intercept outlined the tactics used by Evolv to secure a contract with the Clovis, NM,...
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The Mosquito is an anti-loitering speaker (~$620 USD) designed to play teenager repelling-tones...
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The latest episode of the recently launched Axis "Connect" podcast talks about 5G/cellular and...
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IPVM discovered vulnerabilities that allowed taking over any Hik-Connect user's account simply by...
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Dahua USA posted the following sustainability notice on LinkedIn last week, with a new initiative...
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In an escalation of US-China tech tensions, the Cyberspace Administration of China says Chinese...
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Changes/advancements in 13.56 MHz cards are not common, so HID's release of bamboo SEOS Eco cards...
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Recall, 3 years ago: Lee Odess Vows "An Army Of People Working Overtime" Against IPVM. Then he was acquihired by Latch, which shortly thereafter imploded - Latch Lays Off 130,...
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...subscription / paid app for security end users though the exact price point is not yet finalized, he told IPVM. He added that "in the future", he "most likely create another revenue stream for...
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... IPVM has reached out to the Council for its response. Thoughts?
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In my experience, most access credentials (whether it is cards, fob, or even PIN codes) are...
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In our access classes, we really drive the importance of installing/using DPS (Door position...
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Installers/Techs, what do you call this type of fastener? These fasteners are commonly used in...
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What access solution do you recommend for the door below? This customer only wants simple...
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... A lot of what is installed permanently for security purposes at IPVM are major non-PRC manufacturers, and we haven't had one of those cameras fail yet, though the...
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I have a customer that has an exacqvision server. They have contacted me to replace a failing...
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Even though this is marked 'off topic', there is a fair amount in common between physical access...
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Once a well-respected brand, the company that has increasingly sold coverage is now being sold...
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Do you sell/service/install anti-wandering alarms? Commonly these are used in convalescent,...
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Quite the local news report: The company is Kidon Security, the owner is Zach Ellis. Some...
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Claim: Monarch is a miniature version of SHI of CDW but they only sell Verkada and Samsara (both...
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Verkada is great at spamming email (e.g., Spam: Verkada Sends 10,000+ Unsolicited Emails to 23...
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It has been nearly a decade since security drones and robots were first promoted. Neither is...
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To be clear, this is not meant as general criticism of these tools, they have lots of value to...
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... IPVM examined the AI Act in 2021 when its first draft was released: EU AI Proposal Impact on Video...
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A subscriber messaged us asking about Reconasense and if anyone is using them. For some...
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... See IPVM's report discussing increased scrutiny from local media, including from the Ohio outlet that...
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I have seen this many times: Note the yellow plastic drywall inserts used as backing lugs for...
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IPVM is working on its first rankings of appearance search technology, including Alta Aware (Ava),...
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An interesting move from i-Pro, recall our recent coverage - i-Pro No Longer A Solutions...
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They are best known for TV set streaming boxes, but Roku announced they are entering residential...
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Recall: PRC China's ZKTeco "USA" Deceives and PRC China's ZKTeco Deceiving Public With "American"...
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Just-in-time inventory became the most common process for security industry companies over the...
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PSA Tec 2023 held the "Women in the Industry Luncheon" on the 3rd day of the conference: Kasia...
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People on Facebook are ripping on this WAP install, hidden above ceiling tiles: Believe me, I...
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After speaking with a family member about Snapchat AI, and how he and his friends use it to find...
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... This got me thinking so I posted a LinkedIn poll about IPVM's courses, we've been offering courses for a decade but we don't promote them that frequently....
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...PSA TEC Conference's "State of the Industry" panel featured executives from ESA, HID, the NSCA, and IPVM discussing and debating major trends.
The main topics covered included:
Mergers and...
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... 有关与华为的合作，公司一直在推进，新品发布受商业 保密协议的约束，不便透露 IPVM has reached out to RaySharp for updates on this.
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We received this email advertisement for a Lorex Mother's Day sale this morning: Interesting...
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We've discussed surveillance/observation in school bathrooms before. It's a classic awkward spot...
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Probably best known for its comical IFSEC "Global Influencers", the UK site which for years has...
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We've obtained the legal filings from the court confirming what 4 brands/businesses they have...
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The China General Chamber of Commerce-USA (CGCC) is a prominent PRC-backed organization that...
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... During the sessions that IPVM attended, Vivotek focused on promoting its Vortex VSaaS rather than cameras, and its...
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Waiting for many months, or a year or longer, has been a common problem (see IPVM product shortages statistics) but the opposite is increasingly becoming a problem where the...
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The London Metropolitan police ('the Met') publicly tweeted that they are using Axis, not...
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In our Advanced Access class, we talk about the general utility of door controllers and access...
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Taking a break and experimenting with ChatGPT, some of the results: Knock, knock. Who’s there?...
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This is a highly atypical case we first covered last year: Aventura Sues End User Plus Alleges...
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Will this make a difference? ADT has had various endorsers over the years, e.g. ADT DIFY - Pro...
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Seen in an airport, these cameras watching businesses in the concourse are mounted pretty low,...
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... Would you consider buying such a gun? For more context on self-defense devices, see previous IPVM reports: How Tasers / Conducted Energy Weapons Work, Axon Taser 10 "New Era" Profiled.
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...on Friday, I attempted to log in to Verkada Command, only to find access had been disabled, despite IPVM's recent licensing renewal. Upon checking my emails I found this email from April 28th: While I...
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This caught my eye as a potential money savings tool: CCFireTester's $289 Detector Removal tool....
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What do you recommend for a department store entrance? I saw this store using a fisheye camera,...
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... Who does IPVM use for onsite video surveillance and access control ?
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... Even with that said, Sonny Tai, CEO of Actuate (IPVM profile here) made a surprising public plea to his rivals: The US government frowns upon...
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Wired quoted IPVM in this tweet highlighting a 5,000+ word article they did on us: We ran a poll and with over...
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Earlier this month, Axis Sweden had a Giant Concert and next month Verkada will have its own...
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Evidently today is National Pretzel Day: And Axis USA is celebrating with evidently Auntie...
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Related previously, "Podcasts Saying Literally Nothing For 20 Minutes" Applies Perfectly To Our...
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Here's a fundamental access install error. Notice the cabling (conduit) surrounding the sides and...
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Interestingly, the UK publisher of PSI and Benchmark, Pro-Activ has sent out an email marketing...
