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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US FCC: Dahua and Hikvision "Deemed A Threat" To National Security

The US FCC has "released a list of communications equipment and services that have been deemed a threat to national security", calling out Dahua...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 28 Comments

IPVM Scientific Study Published by Journal of Biomedical Optics Shows Systematic Temperature Screening Manipulation

In a new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, IPVM researchers found that devices from 7 different manufacturers...

By Conor Healy - over 3 years ago | 26 Comments

Fortinet Video Surveillance Profile

Fortinet is a large cybersecurity provider, with a $30 billion market cap and more than $2 billion in revenue. Now, they are growing their video...

By IPVM - over 3 years ago | 6 Comments

ACRE Acquired, Aims For Ambitious Expansion And Acquisitions

ACRE has grown to nearly $200 million in revenue, but ACRE CEO Joe Grillo tells IPVM that they will be even more ambitious in expanding and...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 3 Comments

Exacq Favorability Statistics 2021

Exacq was once an integrator-favorite VMS, but their positioning has declined since Tyco's acquisition in 2013. Can they turn this trend around in...

By Ethan Ace - over 3 years ago | 8 Comments

Certify Pulls, Denies Admitting, Caught Relabelling Fever Screener From China

The self-proclaimed "#1 fever detection" offering, sold to the NFL and other major enterprises has pulled its InfinityX offering, which IPVM found...

By Conor Healy - over 3 years ago | 4 Comments

Feenics Hosted Access Control Tested

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By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago | 5 Comments

SaaS Security Screening Provider, Evolv, Goes Public, With $1.25 Billion Valuation

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By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 16 Comments

Verkada Gave Various Employees Access To Any Camera Without Telling Customers

Various employees across Verkada used 'Super Admin' privileges to view any customer's camera footage at any time, unbeknownst to said customers,...

By Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 117 Comments

Dahua Wins Brazil Direct Bid After Government Reversal

Dahua has been declared the winner after initially losing a controversial $20+ million USD deal for 1,000+ cameras in which it bid directly to the...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 3 years ago | 9 Comments

Verkada Mass Hack

Verkada has suffered a massive hack, according to Bloomberg, of all ~150,000 of the company's cameras. Worse, the hacker told Bloomberg they...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 218 Comments

FLIR Favorability Statistics 2021

FLIR has been criticized for its struggling conventional surveillance business and praised for its restrained approach to fever screening. But...

By Ethan Ace - over 3 years ago | 3 Comments

Genetec Valcri Criminal Investigation Software

In 2019, Genetec quietly acquired Valcri from a UK University. Recently, Wired wrote about Valcri in an investigation about "spying eyes...

By Zach Segal - over 3 years ago

ADI Violates FDA - "Monitor Multiple People's Body Temperatures At Once"

ADI is touting body temperature detection systems despite the fact that the US FDA has publicly warned against such usage. ADI, as the world's...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 8 Comments

Axis's Brazil Business Examined

While Axis has been helped in the United States due to bans and sanctions against Hikvision and Dahua, how is Axis competing with them in Brazil?...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 3 years ago

Hanwha Favorability Statistics 2021

Hanwha's favorability surged in IPVM's 2019 study, emerging as a strong competitor to low-cost competitors like Dahua and Hikvision. But can Hanwha...

By Ethan Ace - over 3 years ago | 5 Comments

Milestone Announces XProtect Cloud, Says Not Competing With Arcules

Which is it? Milestone plus Arcules, Milestone or Arcules, or Milestone vs Arcules? Milestone's cloud strategy has been a heated industry debate...

By John Honovich and Sean Patton - over 3 years ago | 23 Comments

FDA Issues 13 Warning Letters For Multi-Person Fever Screening Violations

The US FDA has sent warning letters to four [update: now thirteen] thermal imaging device suppliers, describing them as "violations of regulatory...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 10 Comments

Video Analytics Fundamentals Guide

Video analytics is a major differentiator in video surveillance, but because of the different marketing terms, names, and features, understanding...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago | 21 Comments

Proxy Touts Growing Sales, Not Worried About HID Threat

HID made waves in December 2020 that put rival startup Proxy on notice about being 'parasitic'. 3 months later, Proxy has effectively shrugged it...

By Brian Rhodes - over 3 years ago

Verizon Powers Miami Hard Rock Stadium Fever Screening Violating FDA Guidelines

Public health is at risk from a telecommunications giant's partnership with a small seller of thermal fever screening. IPVM published this...

By Conor Healy - over 3 years ago | 30 Comments

Ambarella’s 2020 Financials and Dahua Design Wins Examined

Ambarella addressed Dahua and Hikvision's HiSilicon stockpile and new Dahua design wins in its most recent investor call. In this report, we...

By Isabella Cheng - over 3 years ago | 3 Comments

CCTV Researcher Eric Piza Interviewed

Few academic researchers study video surveillance / CCTV. One of the most notable is John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New...

By Robert Wren Gordon and Charles Rollet - over 3 years ago | 14 Comments

Hikvision Temperature Screening Outdoors And In Buses

Hikvision is selling temperature screening outdoors and on buses, putting public safety at risk and wasting public money, including 55 buses at a...

By John Honovich - over 3 years ago | 15 Comments

Dell Favorability Statistics 2021

Dell is one of the largest manufacturers in computing, but how do security integrators view the brand? Inside this note, we examine the...

By Sean Patton - over 3 years ago | 5 Comments

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