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Stapled Network Cables Tested

Many installers use cable staples and staplers for support but do they cause similar performance issues as we saw with our zip tie test? In...

By John Scanlan - over 2 years ago | 17 Comments

UK Health Department Procures Legal Advice on Removing Hikvision

The UK's Department of Health and Social Care, which oversees the country's sprawling National Health Service (NHS), has purchased legal advice...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

Evolv Recommends Mantraps to Stop School Shootings

Evolv is recommending mantraps to schools using an ex-army specialist turned salesperson, pitching how these configurations can trap children with...

By Donald Maye - over 2 years ago | 35 Comments

Verkada SV11 Environmental Sensor + Dashboard Tested

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By Jermaine Wilson - over 2 years ago | 4 Comments

LVT LiveView Technologies Raises $50 Million for Rapidly Deployable Security Systems

LiveView Technologies, the Utah-based company known for their mobile trailer surveillance systems, has raised $50 million in a Series B fundraising...

By Louis Cid - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

Hikvision Cheated USA Sales People, Systematically Reduced Bonus Payouts

Former Hikvision sales leaders allege Hikvision company leadership suppressed bonus payouts to Hikvision USA employees over a span of at least 12...

By Donald Maye - over 2 years ago | 10 Comments

Dahua Admits Manager's Reaction "Inappropriate" But Ad Not Sexist

Dahua says one of its managers reacted in an "inappropriate" manner to a Dahua ad but defended the ad itself as "entirely professional." This...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago | 14 Comments

Nelly's, Off the Hikvision Train, On With Vivotek

5 years ago, US distributor Nelly's Security declared he was "on the Hikvision train and making a great living doing it," but a year ago Nelly’s...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 14 Comments

Defendry CEO: 'We Could Have Stopped Uvalde,' Admits Struggling

Defendry, a weapons detection startup, was about to go out of business until recent mass shootings brought interest to the product, according to...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 37 Comments

Hikvision UK Partner Griffiths Objects: Human Rights Abuses vs Cybersecurity Risks

Hikvision partners are struggling to deflect the growing global criticism of Hikvision and, by extension, their sales of Hikvision products. The...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 3 Comments

Evolv CEO's "Signatures For All The Weapons In The World" Claim Analyzed

Evolv's CEO regularly tells investors and the public that the company has "signatures" of "all the weapons in the world." While this...

By Nikita Ermolaev and Donald Maye - over 2 years ago | 11 Comments

PDK (ProData Key) Access Control Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

"Hikvision and Dahua Simply Cannot Be Trusted", Declares UK Camera Commissioner

This week, the UK's most prominent video surveillance official said Hikvision and Dahua "simply cannot be trusted", raising the stakes in a faceoff...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

June 2022 Access Control Show - Watch On-Demand

The June 2022 Access Control Show Has Concluded! All videos may be watched on the Online Shows Page. Access Control show, June 14th - 16th,...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago

Vosker 4G Solar Cameras Tested (Problems)

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By Jermaine Wilson - over 2 years ago | 5 Comments

ADT Acquires IOTAS, Multifamily Latch Competitor

ADT is expanding into the multifamily access control market, made famous by Latch's troubles, with an acquisition of a Portland provider,...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago

HID Expands Lawsuit Against WaveLynx, Adds OSDP Allegation

HID has expanded its lawsuit against rival WaveLynx, adding in new allegations about its rival's OSDP functionality just hours before WaveLynx's...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 2 Comments

Hikvision Cameras Used to Catch Uyghurs Featured in Xinjiang Police Files

Xinjiang police used Hikvision cameras to catch Uyghurs for traveling abroad as part of the region's feared IJOP "anti-terrorism" platform,...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 10 Comments

ITC Denies Verkada's Motions For Summary Determination Against Motorola

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By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago | 7 Comments

Spotter Global Radar Profile

For more than a decade, Spotter RF has been one of the few specialists in physical security radar. In the past year, the company has a new name...

By Nikita Ermolaev - over 2 years ago

Critical Mercury Security Vulnerabilities

HID's Mercury Security has 8 vulnerabilities, including the highest possible 10.0 risk, and researchers recently demonstrated how to hack open a...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago | 19 Comments

Eagle Eye Competitive Strategy

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By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 5 Comments

ReconEyez Remote Video Surveillance Profile

Remote surveillance, such as borders, can be expensive and complicated to deploy. Estonia-based ReconEyez autonomous surveillance systems aim to...

By Louis Cid - over 2 years ago

Hikvision UK HQ Protested By Free Tibet, Talks To Employees About "Abuse Torture Genocide"

Free Tibet activists informed Hikvision employees at their headquarters about the firm's involvement in human rights abuses, vowing to "keep going...

By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago

Door and Gun Control For School Shootings

How can school shootings be stopped? Some argue for gun control, others argue for what could be called "door control". While the latter has...

By John Honovich - over 2 years ago | 99 Comments

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