IPVM's Reports

IPVM's independent reporting is divided into 3 categories: (1) Public, (2) Info+: news, profiles, tutorials, etc. and (3) Research: tests, shootouts, competitive and financial analysis.

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"Arrogant, Rude, and Relentless" - Verkada Sales Targeting End Users

Verkada's aggressive cold calling sales team has brought them big sales and complaints. One school explained to IPVM how Verkada's salespeople were...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 47 Comments

Allegion Emergency Lockdown Exit Device Examined

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 - about 3 years ago

OpenEye VMS / VSaaS Test

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By Sean Patton - about 3 years ago

Uniview "ColorHunter" White Light Cameras Tested

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By Derek Ward - about 3 years ago | 6 Comments

Hikvision Quits SIA, Blames IPVM "Bullies"

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

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 92 Comments

Access Tailgating: Biggest Security Vulnerability

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

By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago | 16 Comments

Best And Worst ISC West 2021

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 - about 3 years ago | 144 Comments

ISS SecurOS Facial Recognition Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - about 3 years ago | 8 Comments

Retired USAF General on China Video Surveillance Risks

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

By Conor Healy - about 3 years ago | 14 Comments

Florida Integrator Techs Arrested for Video Voyeurism

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

By IPVM - about 3 years ago | 15 Comments

Illegal Hidden Dahua and Hikvision Sales, Sellers and 'Manufacturers' Blame Each Other

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

By Conor Healy - about 3 years ago | 44 Comments

Pivot3 Sells Video Surveillance Business To Quantum

After a quarter plus billion dollars spent, mass layoffs in 2020, Pivot3's video surveillance business has finally found a home, in publicly traded...

By Sean Patton - about 3 years ago | 9 Comments

Wyze Sues Xiaomi [Update: Dismissed]

Fast-growing startup Wyze is suing China tech giant Xiaomi, a legal dispute that involves Amazon and robot vacuums. In this report, IPVM...

By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago | 10 Comments

ISC West Endangers Health With Beijing / Alibaba Wrist Fever Screening

ISC West is endangering the health of its attendees with non-contact wrist temperature screening, a method contrary to scientific evidence, sold by...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 50 Comments

Aventura Contests "Gross and Untenable Inaccuracies" of US Government's Prosecution

20 months after the US government issued criminal charges against Aventura, for "having conspired with PRC [China] manufacturers" primarily...

By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago | 3 Comments

Tiandy PRC China Surveillance Giant - Tiger Chairs, Uyghur Tracking And Party Loyalty

While Tiandy is mostly unknown outside of China (PRC), even within the physical security industry, it is already one of the largest companies,...

By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago | 22 Comments

Lux Rating / Minimum Illumination Guide

Lux ratings are often used by manufacturers to market their cameras' low light abilities, but in reality, these specs cannot be trusted. In...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 5 Comments

The Security Industry, West Point, and Ethics

Attending the United States Military Academy at West Point you are taught repeatedly the importance of ethics, which I've strived to carry...

By Donald Maye - about 3 years ago | 40 Comments

Eagle Eye's Mexico Business Examined

Eagle Eye has had some big wins in its two years in Mexico City but the company is still largely unknown and far smaller than its incumbent rivals...

By Robert Wren Gordon - about 3 years ago

Clear Secure IPO And Financials Examined

Clear Secure IPOed successfully, up 30% from opening, and valued at ~$6 billion, a robust 25+ times its 2020 revenue. The company aims to increase...

By IPVM Team - about 3 years ago | 14 Comments

Verkada Office Work Drives Sales, COVID Concerns and Challenges

While many tech companies are moving to ongoing remote work, Verkada has firmly focused on office work, helping the company drive sales while...

By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago | 18 Comments

ISS SecurOS Person, Vehicle, And Animal Tracking Analytics Test

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By Rob Kilpatrick - about 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Rocks vs Wiegand: Access Control Risks

Wiegand is an access control security risk but so are rocks. How should security professionals handle such risks? Access control manufacturer...

By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago | 14 Comments

Turing Video Radically Expands, Now End-to-End AI / VSaaS Provider

When Turing Video started a few years ago, it was a niche robot provider, now it has radically expanded in both size and offerings, with fever...

By Sean Patton - about 3 years ago | 12 Comments

20, Now 30+, Hikvision USA Employees Quit, Go To Turing Video

Hikvision USA employees are increasingly leaving, as US government action, including the impending FCC ban, takes its toll. However, one single...

By John Honovich - about 3 years ago | 44 Comments

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