Axis Criticizes OEMs: "When You Buy An Axis Camera, An Axis Camera Is What You Get!"

Author: Brian Karas, Published on May 19, 2017

When you buy a Honeywell camera, you likely get a Hikvision, Dahua or some other company's product.

The same goes for easily 100 different 'manufacturers' as we covered in our Dahua OEM directory and Hikvision OEM directory.

Axis is taking aim at this in their cybersecurity training program. Axis highlights the usual weaknesses of default passwords and out of date software, but goes on to describe OEM/ODM products as risky choices for customers concerned about cyber security.

Axis describes their development/manufacturing approach as one where the customer receives a genuine product, implying that products sold under other well-known brands (e.g., Honeywell) may not actually be the engineering effort of those companies:

In this report we analyze Axis' claims of OEM risk.

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Assume ********** ***** ****** *********

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*******, ** ** ***** **** ***** ********, *********, ******** *** risk ** *************** *** ******** ** ********** ** ****.

Comments (52)

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Tony Darland

IPVMU Certified | 05/19/17 03:02pm

"** **** ** ***** ******** ******, **** ******** * **** of ********* ** *** ********* *********:"

** ** **** ******* * ******* **** ****** ***** ********* honestly? ** **** ** ******** *****, ** ***** **** ***** at *** **** ***** ** ***** ** ********* ** *** negative ** **** **** ** ***** ********** * ****.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Tony Darland | 05/19/17 03:09pm

****, **** ** * **** ********.

** **** *****, **** ****** ***** *********, ** *** ** hard ** ******* * ***** ******, ******* ** ***** ***** be ******* ** *** (*** ******** *** ********) ** **** of *** ****** ***************. *** *** **** **** * ************ that **** *** ********* **** ***** **** ********* ** *** situation, *** * ***** *** ***** ** ****** *** **** never ****** *****.

***** *****, **** *********** **** ******* ****** ** ********* *** reproducible.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Tony Darland | 05/19/17 03:13pm

** ** **** ******* * ******** **** ****** ***** ********* honestly? ** **** ** ******** *****

** *** **** ********* **** ******* / **********, ***: *** there **** ****** ***-**** ************ **** *******'* ********?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

05/19/17 04:15pm

*** ******* **** *** ** ** ********** ** **** **'* hard ** **** ** *** **** *************** ****** *** *** as *** **** ***** *************. ** ** *******, ********* *** changed *** ******* ***** *****/******** ********** **** *** **** ****** of ***** *** *** *** **** **** ******** **** **** which ***** ***** ***** ** ************** *********** *** **'* **** hard ** **** ***** *** ******* **** ***** *** ** particular **** *** ******** ******** ** *************** *****.

** **** *** ***** *** ********* ****** ******** ******, *'* seeing **** **** ***'* **** **** ***** *** ***** *** have *** ** ******* ** ******* *** ******** *** ***** let ***** ********* **** ***** **.

** ***** ** **** ** **** ********* *******, ** *** hand, *** **** ** **** **** **** ** ** **** responsive *** ********* ******* ******** ** ******* **** ***** ** Hikvision ********. *** **** ******** **** ******** ****** *****, **** can **** ***** ** ******** ** ** * ***** **** if ** ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 05/19/17 07:41pm

********* *** ******* *** ******* ***** *****/******** ********** **** *** past ****** ** ***** *** *** *** **** **** ******** this ****

**** *******. *******:*** ******* ***** ********* ***'* ******** ****

Undisclosed Integrator #2

05/20/17 05:15am

** *** *** **** *** *** ****** **** **** ** unless *** *** ***** ***** ** **** *** *** ****... well **'* ***** **** *** ****....

;)

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 05/20/17 05:35am

*** ***** **** **** ** **** ***** ** ***** ******* over *** ***** ******* ************ ******* ** ******* *** *****.

******* ******* ****, **** *** **** ********** *** **** *** obviously ******* *** ******** ** ******* ** *** ***** ************* via ***** ******** ****** ** **** ** ***** ******** **** attempt ** ***** *** **** ******* ** ******* **** ***** manufacturers. **** ***** ** **** **** ******* ***** **** *** losing ****** **** *** ******** **********.

Michael Miller

In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/20/17 12:44pm

**** *** **** ********* *** ***** ******** **** **** *******?

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Michael Miller | 05/20/17 02:16pm

**** ** ** ;)

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/20/17 03:01pm

**** ***'* ******** ********. **** *** ******** *** **** *****, vs **** ** *** ******** ********* **** ***** *** ********* that ****** *****'* ****** ****, ** ** **** ********* ** best.

*** ******* ** **** ******* ** ******* ********** ******** *******. Axis ****** ********** ** * ****** **** ****. ***** *** Hikvision **** ********* ** ****** ******** ***, *** *** ** easily.

** *** ****** **** ** ** * **** *******, ******** makes ** **** ******. **'* *********.

**** ** ***** ***'* ****** **** *** *** ******** ***** 16 ******* *** **** *** *** **** *****. *** **** you ****** ******** ** ***** ** ******* ******, ***** **** this *** *********.

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Paul Curran

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 05/20/17 03:26pm

******:)

Nicolas Heyman

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 05/21/17 03:47am

*'* **** ***, ***** ** ** *** ** ***** *** firmware ** ** *** / ***'* ********* ** *****, **** out ***** ******* *** ***. * **** **** ***** ** hikvision ***** **** ** ***** ***** ******* ******** **** **% of ***** ****.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Nicolas Heyman | 05/21/17 04:09am

****'* *** ***% ******* ******. *** *** ***** ***** **** DH ** ******* ******** ** *** ******. ** *****'* ****** who *** *** ** ******. *** *** ***** ** ******** on * **** ** *** **** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 05/21/17 10:28am

*** *** ***** ** ******** ** * **** ** *** want **.

**** *** ******** **** ************?

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Honovich | 05/21/17 11:11am

***, ***** ***. ******** ***** ****** ***, *** ***'* ***** of **** ** *** ******. *'** ******* ******* ***-******* *** (General) **** ** ******** ***. *** *** *** **** ***** you **** ** ** ******* **** ** **** ** *** on ******** ******. ** *****'* **** ** **** * **********, maybe ****** *** *** ***** *** ****** ****** ** ** IP ******.

Undisclosed #5

In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/20/17 11:58pm

*** ******** **********.

**** ** *** ******** **********?

Undisclosed Distributor #6

In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/21/17 12:59am
"*** ***** **** **** ** **** ***** ** ***** ******* over *** ***** ******* ************ ******* ** ******* *** *****." This ** **** **** ** *** *** ******* **** * 'security ******'. ** *** ****** ******** *******, ********** ******** *******, software *** ******* ************, *** ***** *** ******* **** ***** party ******** **** ***** *** **** ***********.

Undisclosed #8

In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/23/17 01:55am

******** **** **** ****** ** ******* *** ********* **** ****.

******** *** *** *****. ******** *** ******* ********* ** *******.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Undisclosed #8 | 05/23/17 01:57am

****'* ** **** ****, ****** **** ******* ****** ****** ** undisclosed ***.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed #8 | 05/23/17 03:02am

*** *** ***?

Undisclosed #8

In reply to Sean Nelson | 05/23/17 03:39am

*** ** ***. **** ***** *** ********** ***** *** * laugh.

******, *'* ******** **** *** *** **** **** ****, ******* name, *** ***** ** **** * **** ******* *** ** never ******** ***** ******** **** ** *** ******!

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed #8 | 05/23/17 01:01pm

**** * *****. **** ** **** *** ** ***** ******** with **** ***** ** ** * *********** ********* ** **** or ******** *** ***. * ***** * **** **** *** axis **** **** ********.

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed #8 | 05/23/17 05:40am

******** **** **** ****** ** ******* *** ********* **** ****.

*** *** ***'** ** ****** ** *** ******, *'* ****...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #8 | 05/23/17 10:43am

******** *** ******* ********* ** *******.

****'* *** ** **** *** ******. **** **** ** ******** but ******* ******* ****** ** ** ******* *** **************.

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #8 | 05/23/17 12:18pm

**** ******* *** *** ********* **? *** ** *** ******?

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Tony Darland

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ross Vander Klok | 05/23/17 03:31pm

* *** ********* *** **** *****. **** *******? *'* ** confused.

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Tony Darland | 05/23/17 03:42pm

********** ** *** *** ******** ******* "*** ***** **** **** is **** ***** ** ***** ******* **** *** ***** ******* manufactured ******* ** ******* *** *****." **** ** ******* *** expulsion. ******* ** * *** *** **** ******* **********.

* *** ******* *** ********* ***** ******** *** ** ***** ethnic ********, *** ** *** ********* **** **** *******.....

Undisclosed Integrator #11

In reply to Ross Vander Klok | 05/23/17 03:33pm

Undisclosed Integrator #4

05/20/17 04:29pm

**** ****** ******** ******** ** **** ********* ** ******* ***** products. **** ******* *** ******* *********** ** ********, **** ** why ***** ******* ***** **** *** *** **. * ****** several ***** *** ***** ***** *** ****** ** **** *** and ***** ** ******* ** **** *** ** ** ***** and **** ****'* **** ** *********. ** *** **** * years **'** *** **** ********* ** ** *******. ** *** a **** *** ****. ** *** ***** **** **'** ****** with ****** *** ******* ***** *******, ******* ****'** ******* *'** found **** **** **** ********* ** ** *** ******** *** support ** ****** ** *** ********* ** *** ******. * am ** *** ******* ** **** **** ***** ******** ******* a *** ********* ***** *** ******** **** *** ******** ***** own ******* **** ***** ***** **** *********** **** ***** *** normally *****. * ***** ** ******* ***** *** ****'* ** 2 *****.

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 05/20/17 04:38pm

**** ****** ******** *** **** *** *****. *** *** **** up *** ****** *** ** *** ******** ******?

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Michael Miller | 05/21/17 10:46pm

*'* *** ***** ** ***** *** ***** *** ***** * day ** ******** ** ***** ***** ***** ******* ****. *'** had ****** ** ****** ************* *** *** ********* **** ** our ****** *** ***** ** **** **** **. ** *** time ** **** *** ******* *** * **** ******** **** someone ** ******* ** **** *** ******* **** *** **** us ********** *** ******* ************ ****** *** * *** ***** things, ********* ***** *** ***. ********* * ****** ******* ** Axis ** **** ** ****. **** * ******* ******* ** product ***** * *** ***** ***** ** **** ******.

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 05/23/17 02:31pm

* ***** **** ** ******** **** *** **** ** ******* for *** ******* **********. * *** ** ***** **** *** Axis ****** ******* ***** * ******** *******. **** ******** *****. I ****** **** ** **** *******, ******** *** ************, *** got * ***** ******* *****. **** **** * ********* ******* of *** ******** *** ******* ********* *** *****. * ********* never **** ******* **** **** *************. **'* ****** **** **** things ** ***** ** ******** **** ** *** ****** **** support *** ****'* **** *** ******** *** **** ** *** a ************'* ******* **. * ***** **** **** *** ********** and ****** **** **** ** *** ****** *'** ***********.

*** **** **** * ***** **** ****** ******* ** ** there ** * *** ******* ** * ****** ******* ******* that *** **** **** ********** ** *** ** ** ***** work *** * ********** ********.

** *** ** ******** ****, * ****** *** ******** **** available.

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Tony Darland

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Kyle Folger | 05/23/17 03:34pm

*'** ***** *** * *** ********** **** **** *******. **** to ***** ** **, *'** *** *** **** *********** **** Axis ******* ** ******* ** ** *****. * ***** **** says *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Kyle Folger | 05/23/17 05:34pm

***** *'* ***** ** *** **** **** * **** * relationship **** *** ******* * ** ***** ******** ****. ** hardly **** **** ******* *** *** ** *** ****** ** manufacturers ** *****.

*'* *** ****** **** *****'* **** **** **** ******* (*'** never ****** **), **** **** **** ***** ******* **** ***** companies *** **** ******* ***** ******** *** ******* **** ***** people ** *** ****** ** **** ** *******.

**** *** ********* ** ********, * ****** ** ***** * product ******* ***** ******* **** ******* *****. **** ** **'* a *** *******. * **** ** **** ** *******. *********, Axis *****'* **** **** ** * ***** ***** *****, *** I ***** ******* ** ***** ****'** ****** * *** ** deals ** ********* *** **. * **** ********** **** ********* of ** ******* ***, **** **** ** ** ***** **** Axis. *** **** ** * ******* *** ********* **** ****** up; ***** **** ***** **** ****** **** ********.

* ******* *** ***** ** *** ******* ** **** ** saying **** ***'* ******* ***** *******. ** ***** *** * should **** **** **** ***** ** **** **** ***** ******** allowing ***** ********* ** ******* ***** ******* ** ****'** *** going ** ********** ***** ***** ***** *****. ** ***** ** they *** ** *** *********** ***'* **** ***** ***** ******* they're *** ***** ** **** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 05/23/17 08:45pm

* ****** ** ***** * ******* ******* ***** ******* **** someone *****. **** ** **'* * *** *******. * **** to **** ** *******.

* ******* ****'* ** ********* *** ****** **** ******** ******* integrators. ** ** **** *** ** *** ****** **** ********* has **** *****. **** **** ***** * *** ** ***** people *** **** **** ********** ** *** **** *** ******* integrators, ** *********** ******.

****, ** ***** ** ******* ** **, ** **** ******* on ****** *********** *** ******* ** ****** *** *****.

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 05/24/17 11:35am

*** **** ***** *** *** *******, *** * **** ** have * **** **** ** ******** **** *** **** ** get ** ***** ****. * ***** ***** ** ** **** that *** ****? **** *** ***** ******** *** ** **** again? * **** **** ** **** ** ******* **** ** there *** ** *********** ** **** **** ******* **** ***** pass ** **.*****://***.****.***/**/**/********

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Dwayne Cooney

05/22/17 06:31pm

** *** **** *** ***** ** **** ************ ** **** enterprise ****. * **** **** **** **** ******* ******** *** our ******* ***** **** ******* ************ **** ******** ** ***** manufacturers. *** *********** *** ***** ******* *** ***** *** ****** all ***** ******* * **** ******. ** ****** **** ** installation, ************* *** ***** ******* *** ***** ******* ***** **** has ******** ************.

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Dwayne Cooney | 05/22/17 09:13pm
***** *** *** ******* ******. *** *** ***** ** **** integrators (**** ** ******) ***** ** *** ** **** ********* ease ** *******, ****, ***. ** ** **** ** **** a ****** ***********.
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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 05/23/17 02:38pm

**** *** **** ********** **** ** ******* *** ** *** Avigilon. **** ******** ***** ****** ************ ************, ***** *** ********* have ****** ** **** * *** ** ***** ***********. * find *** ************ **** ***** *** ************* **** ******** ********** boxes ** **** ** ************. ***** *** *** ***** **** they **** ** ** ****** ********. **** ** ***** ******* KO's *** *** *** **** ** ***** ***** ***** **** 1/2". *** **** ** *** *** ** */*" ********. ********* seems ** *** */*" ** *** ** ***** ********.

* **** ** **** ********* **** * ************ ***** * great ******* *** **** *****'* **** *** ******** ** **** it **** ** ******* ** **** *********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #13

In reply to Dwayne Cooney | 05/23/17 07:59pm

** ******, ***** *** **** ** ** **** ******* ***** other ************* *** **** ****** ****?

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Dwayne Cooney

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #13 | 05/24/17 03:43pm

*********** ***********,

**** ***** ** ***** ** *** *** "*********** *************".

*** **** *** **** *** *** * ******'* **** ** begin ******* **** ** **** ******.

******

Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

05/23/17 07:16am

** *** ** * ******** **** **** *** **** ** their ****** **** ********* ************, ** ***** ** *** ****, do **** **** *** *** **** *** ** **** **** hide ** ****** **** ******?

Undisclosed Distributor #6

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #9 | 05/23/17 08:14am

**** **** ********** *********** ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #9 | 05/23/17 08:53pm

**** **** ** *** **** ********************* - *****. * ** *** ***** ** *** ********* product ****** **** ** ***** ******* ** ********* ******** *****.

Undisclosed Distributor #6

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 05/24/17 09:54am

*** **** * ******** ************ *** ****...

Undisclosed Manufacturer #14

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 07/12/17 01:36pm

*****'* ***** *** ****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

05/23/17 09:02am

***.. *** *** ****** **** ********** *********** ** *** *** read *******, *** ************ * ** ********* ** ** * listed ******* ** ****** *** *** *** ****** **** ****** information ** **** ** *** ****** **** + *** ************'* name ** *******. **** ** *** **** *** **** *********, maybe *** *** ****** *********.

*****://************.***/*******/*****/**-%**%**%**%**%**%**(****)-%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**%**

** ******, ***** **** **** ** *** ** **** **** that ***** ** **** *******, ** **'* *** ******* *** NVR ** ********** ** **** ***** *********** **** *** *** from *** ************, *** ********** * ***'* ******* **....

Undisclosed Distributor #6

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #9 | 05/23/17 09:16am

*********? **** ** **** *** **** ******** *** ************* *********** - *'* *** **** ***** * **** ********** ** ********* above *** ** *** ******** ******* *** ****** ******* ******.

**** **** ** ** ** *** *** ***** ****** **** as ***** *** ****** **** **** ** *** *** ** that ******** **** ***** *** ***** *** ***********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #10

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #9 | 05/23/17 03:10pm

**** ***********, **** ** ****** *** ********* *** *** ** relabels (**** **** ****** ** *** ********). *** ***** **** camera ******** * ******* ** **** ** ****** ** ********* to. ** ******, **** ** *** **** ********** ** *** camera *** *** ************ ** ****, ****** ***/***, ******* ** how ***** ********** ***** *******. **** **** * **** *** of ****** ********* *** ****** **** *** * **** ************, vs. ***** ******** *************.

***** **** ** * ***** *** * *** **********: **** security ************* **** ***** *** ************* ********** ** **** ****, assemble **********, ******* ******* *******. **** ** ** ******* ** a ******** ******** **** *** **** ******* *** *** *** Brand *, *** **** ****** ****** *** ***** * *** next ***. ** **** * *********** ** ** * *** tier ************, ** **** *** ** ** *** *** ***** order? *** ***** **********/************* ** * ******* ****** ***** *** manufacturing ******** ** ***** ** ******* *****, *******, ***** ** market, ***....???

Undisclosed #12

05/23/17 07:31pm

* ***'* **** **** ***** ** *****, *** ******* **** me **** **** **** ***** ******** ******* *** ************ ** "Asia". ** **** ****? ** ****, ** ** **** * OEM/ODM ** **** ** **** **** **** * ******* *****?

******.

Undisclosed Distributor #6

In reply to Undisclosed #12 | 05/24/17 10:00am

***, **** **** ************* ** ******* ****** - ********* ***** but ***** ******* *** ********* **** *** *** ******* ******. They **** **** **** **** ******** ******** **** *** *** Chinese ****** ***** *** ***'* **** ** ***** ******* *******. They **** ***'* ***** *** ******* *** ********** *** ****** in ******* ********* ********** *** ***** - *** *** ******* are **** ********, **** ******** *** ******* **** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #6 | 05/24/17 10:08am

***, **** **** ************* ** ******* ******

** ******* **** **** -****: ******* **** ** ***** ********, ****** **** **** (****** For ** ***** *****)

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Proving a company is cybersecure has become a major concern for security companies. But how trustworthy are these certificates? Earlier in 2018, a...
No GDPR Penalties For UK Swann 'Spying Hack' on Nov 20, 2018
The UK’s data protection agency has closed its investigation into Infinova-owned Swann Security UK, the ICO confirmed to IPVM, deciding to take “no...

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Hikvision Admits USA Sales Falling on Apr 22, 2019
Hikvision, in a new Chinese financial filing, has admitted that its USA sales are now falling. Less than a year after the US government passed a...
Speco Ultra Intensifier Tested on Apr 22, 2019
While ISC West 2019 named Speco's Ultra Intensifier the best new "Video Surveillance Cameras IP", IPVM testing shows the camera suffers from...
Arecont Favorability Results 2019 on Apr 22, 2019
Arecont's net negativity remained the same in IPVM's 2019 integrator study, though integrator's feeling became relatively more neutral compared to...
H.265 Usage Statistics on Apr 19, 2019
H.265 has been available in IP cameras for more than 5 years and, in the past few years, the number of manufacturers supporting this codec has...
ACRE Acquires RS2, Explains Acquisition Strategy on Apr 19, 2019
ACRE continues to buy, now acquiring RS2, just 5 months after buying Open Options. One is a small access control manufacturer from Texas, the...
Access Control Course Spring 2019 - Last Chance on Apr 19, 2019
Register for the Spring Access Control Course. IPVM offers the most comprehensive access control course in the industry. Unlike manufacturer...
Riser vs Plenum Cabling Explained on Apr 18, 2019
You could be spending twice as much for cable as you need. The difference between 'plenum' rated cable and 'riser' rated cable is subtle, but the...
Verint Victimized By Ransomware on Apr 18, 2019
Verint, which is best known in the physical security industry for video surveillance but has built a sizeable cybersecurity business as well, was...
Milestone Drops IFSEC on Apr 18, 2019
Milestone has dropped out of Europe's largest annual security trade show (IFSEC 2019), telling IPVM that they "have found that IFSEC in EMEA no...

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