Stanley Makes "Multi-Million Dollar Investment" Into Banned Hikvision Products
Just days from the US government ban going into effect, US mega-corporation Stanley has dramatically increased its imports of banned Hikvision products.
They are touting online:
Indeed, Stanley is encouraging US government buyers to continue to deploy their Hikvision OEMed products until the very last day:
However, the NDAA itself says it is a prohibition on both purchasing and use:
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******* ** *** ******** ***** *** 'multi-million ****** **********', ** ****** ******* show * ***** ** ******* ** July ****:
*** ************** ******* ******* ******* ******* **** Hikvision **** */**** ** */****.
******, ** *** **** **** ** July, **** ******** **** **,*** ******, more **** **** *** ** *** of **** ***** ** **** ****:
**** ** ****** ******** ** *******, even ******** * ************ * ****** per ~$*** ****** (*.*., $** *** pound ***** ***,***+ ******).
Stanley **********
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******* ** * ******* *** ******* with ~$** ******* ** **** *******, according ** ********* ******.
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China ****** ******
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*******, **** ***** ***** **** *********** ****** ************* *** ** *****. ********, ******* **** ** *** simply ******* **** ******* *** **** the **** **** *********** ** ********** ban.
3xLogic, ***** ********* *****, ********** **** ***
******** ****************** ********* *** ******* ******** ******* *********** ****, ** ********** *** *** and *** ****'* *** ** ********* cameras:
** ******; ** *** ******* **** HIK *** *** ***** ********. ******* are **** **** **% ** *** overall *******.
*******, *******, ******* **** **** ********** if "*******, ******** *** ******* **** made * *****-******* ****** **********" **** buying * ******* **** ** ********* cameras.
Stanley ****** "***** *******" *** "********* ******** *********"
********** ***** **** ********** **** ******* that **** ********** ** ******, ******* touts ****** ** ** "***** *******" for********** ********:
[******* ******** **] *** ***** ******* for ******* *** *********** **** ********* of ******** *** *****, ***** *** federal ********** ********
**** ****** *** **** **** **** federal ********* ** ******* *********, *** ban *** ******* ** ******, ******* ***** ** ********** ******* ** *******, ********** * ****** ******** ** ****.
NDAA ********* ****** ***********
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*** ****** ***** **** *** ** into ****** *****August ****. **** **** *** ***** ******** from ***** **** ** ******** ****** by *** ******* **********.
**** ** **********. ** ******* ******* were ** **** **** ******* ***** cameras ***** **** ** **** ***** blacklisted **** ************* ** ******* *********, many *** ********** ****** ***** ********.
Contrast ** *********'* **** ********
*********, ************ ***** *****, *** ***** * *********** ******** by****** * *** **** ********* ****** series**** ** ********* ************ *******.
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** ** ** ********* **** **** strategy ***...
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** *** *** *********, ** ***** lawyers **** ***** *** ***-*****, ***'* it *******'* ********* **** ** **** all **** *** **** *** ***** verticals?
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** ** **********, ******* ***** ** more ******** *** ********* ** ********* such * ********.
*** *******, ******** *** *** / Tyco ************ *** ***** ***** ********** ****:
*** / **** ** *** ******* buyers **** ** ** ** *** here, ****** *******. *** / **** is ******* ** * **********, ******* it ** ** *** ***** ** evaluate ******* **** '************' ***** ** them. **** ** **** ******* ** is * ****** ***** ******.
********** * ****** ***** ****** *** I'd ***** ** ******* ** ***** were *** ****** ******** *********, ********** considering **** **** **** ********** **********. The **** ***, ***** *** ******* as ** **, ***** ******* ** answer **** ******** ***** ********* *** give *** ***** ***** ** ******** Fed ***** ***** ****** ****.
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*******/*******'* ******* ** **** **** ** that **** ***** ***** *** ******** for *** *******.
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********* ***************:
**** ************** *************:
*** ******* **** *********'* ******** ********* / ****** ******, *.*., *.*.* *** the **-**-***-***** ********* (***** ** ******** ****** old ********* ******** *** ****'* ******* issue...)
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******* ******** *********, ***** *** **** markets ** **** ******** **.
***** ***** ** **** *** **** to **** ******* *** ** **** inside.
**** *** **** **** ****** ** Latin *******, ******, ****.
*** ******/***/***** *** ** **** * problem ** *** ** ******.
[**** ****: ****** ***** *** *******]
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****** ***** *** *** ******** ** phone *** ****** ** ***** *** made?
********* *** ** *****, **** ** their *** ******, **** ******, **** had ******** ********* ** ******* ******* and ***** ******** **** *** ***** personal ****:
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*** ******/***/***** *** ** **** * problem ** *** ** ******.
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* ********** ****** * ********* ********** ********, *** **** ** ****** ****:
*** *** ** ** **** ******** first ****** ******* **** ******* ****** remarks.
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* ****** ********** **** ******** *******.
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**** ***** *** **** ** ** do ** ** '****' ** '*****' more?
*** ***** *** ******** ** ***** of *** ** *** ********* ** ****** ********* ** *******, ***** **** *** ***** ** more ****** ***** ******. *'* ***** the **** ** ***** *** ***** vulnerable.
******* ********....******* ***.
*** *** ** *** ******** ********.
*** *******!
**** ******* *** ******* *********, **** just ********* ******* *** *** ******** of ***** ********** ******** ********.
* ***'* ******* **** ** ***** matter ** ******* ***** ***** *** firmware. ******'* ***** ***** ** **** doors, ** ***** ***************, **** ***** into *** ****? *** ****'* *** main ***** ** ***** ******* **** banned ******?
**** **** ** *********** ** *** is *** **** *** ***** ***** "pick **" ** **** *****, ** at ***.
**** - ***** **** **********.
**** ****.
* **** *** *** ** ********* valid ***, ** *** ****** ******** on * ********* ****** ***** *** security ***** **** *** **'* ***** is ******* *** ******** *** *** benefit ** ************ ********.
*** ******* ** **** **** "****** firmware" ** ****** **** **** **** superficial ** *******, *** ***** *** addition ** * *** ****** *** calls ** ********** ** *********** ** ONVIF *** ****** ********* ** *************.
*** ******** ** ************* **** *** OEMing ******* ******* ** ****** * value-priced **** *** *** ***** ********* firmware ************* *** ******, **** *** doing **** ****** ** **** ** non-obvious **** ** ** * ********* (or ********) ******, *** **** ****** to ******* **** ** ***** ****** 1-off ****.
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**** ** ***** ******** ********** ****** on ***** *** *********. ** ** impossible (**, ****** *********** ** *****) to **** ***** ****** *** *** receive ** ****** ** ** *** compromised ** *** ***.
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** *** ****** ******** ** * rebranded ****** ***** *** ******** *****
#**, ****** *** **** ***** *******. The '****** ********' ** '** ***** our *** ********' ** ****** ****** bogus.
#* *** ******* **** *** ********* case, ** * ***'* ****** **. I **** *** **** * *** of *** ********* **** ***** **** but **** ***** *** ******* ** to ******* *** **** ** *** product ** ******* *** ****, **** have ** ********.
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********* ****** *********:
**** ******* ******* ****** *******:
**** **** * **** **** ** Stanley ** *** ******** ***** **'* mostly *** ********** ******** ** ** area. ***** **** ** ****** ** these ********* **** ***** **** *****.
**** * *****'* **** * *** a ******* ****, *** **** * have **** **** ******* ********* ******** audits ** *** ******** **** ************* that *** ****** **** *******, *** haven't **** ** ***** ** *** audit ** *** **** ** ***** offerings ** *** ****** ** **** space *** *********. * ** ********* how **** **** ** ***** ***** 2 **** ************ * ******* *** having **** *** *****.
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*** ******* ******** **** ** *** of *** ********* ******** ** *** DVR ************ ***** ***** ******, ** doesn't ******* **, *** *** ******** is ***** *** *****.
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**** ** *** **** ********* **** cameras **** ***** *** ****** ** add ********* ************, ***. *** **** a ************ ***********, *** *** ** still *********** *** *** *************** ** the **** ******** *** *** ******* owns ************** *** ***** ***********.
** **** *** ***** *******, *** has ******** *** ***** *** ******* has ******** *** *********? :-)
**'* *** ******** ******** ******* ** one ********* ******/*** **** **** ** each *****.
"********" ** ****** * **** *** a ********** ** **** **** ******* a ****** ** ****** *** ********. It's * **** ********* ******, *** associated *********/********.
* ******* ******** ***** *** ** IP ****** **** ***** **** * minimal ***** ***** (**: *******), *** **** **** ******* ***** programs ***** **** ** ** ********** functionality *** *** ****** (**: * webserver *** *** ****** **, ****** offshoots ** ****** ***** *******, ***** handling, **** **** ** ******** ******* to ****** ********* ******** **** ***** get ****, ***.).
**** ** *** ********** ********, **** may *** **** *********/****** ******** ** their *** ** ****** ***** **** custom *************, *** ***** ********* ***** be ******* "***** **** **" ****** than "** *** **" ******** ******** by *** ******** ************ ** **** of *** ******** *********** ***.
** **** ***** *** *** *** customize *** ******** ** *** ****** they ***** ******* ******* **** ************* that *** ************ ******** ** *** firmware. *** *******, ***** ******** *** the "*****" ******, ***** ******* * big ***** ** *** ************* ****** the *** **, ***** ********, *********, etc. *** ***** ***** **** *** sonia-like **** ** *** ******* *** wanted ** *** *** ****** ******* of ***** ** ********** *** ******** and *********. ** **** ****, *** wouldn't ** **** ** **** ****** the ********** ******* ** *** ******** and ** **** ** * ***** OEM *****, ** *** ***** ** deleting ********* **** *** *********** ** the ****** ***** * ******.
* **** *** ****** ** *******'* camera ********, ** * ***'* **** how ********* ***** ************* **, ** is ***.
****, *** ****** ****** ** ****? Is ******* ***** * *** ***** provider *** ***** ***** *** ******** deployments?
**** **** * *** **** (**** really ***'* **** **** **** ** their *******) ******* ** ***** **** Compliant ********* (******* ********** ********* | ******* ********) ******* * ****** **** ******** to ******** **** ******** *** **** compliant ********.
* ****** ***** ************ ** *** matter, *** * *** **** * few ****** **** **** **** *** switch ** * *** ******** *** away **** ***** *** *** ******** / ******* *****.
* **** ***? **** ******’* **** invested **** **** ** *&* **** their ****** *********** ** ******* **** massively ******. *****’* ****** ** ***** options **** ***** **** ****.