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 Axis highlights the usual weaknesses of default passwords and out of date software, but goes on to describe OEM/ODM products as risky choices for customers concerned about cyber security.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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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 Integrator #8

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

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

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

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Jon Dillabaugh

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

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

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Sean Nelson

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

*** *** ***?

Undisclosed Integrator #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 Integrator #8 | 05/23/17 01:01pm

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

Undisclosed #3

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

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

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

John Honovich

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

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

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

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Ross Vander Klok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #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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This directory provides a list of video surveillance startups to help you see and research what companies are new or not yet broadly known entity...
July 2018 IP Networking Course on Jul 12, 2018
Registration is closed. This is the only networking course designed specifically for video surveillance professionals.  Lots of network training...
Hikvision Corrects False Cybersecurity Announcement on Jun 18, 2018
Hikvision has corrected a false cybersecurity announcement that claimed a British government-sponsored program endorsed the cybersecurity of...
The Dumb Ones: PSA's Bozeman On Cybersecurity on Jun 15, 2018
The smart ones are the hundred people who flew to Denver and spent $500+ on a 1.5-day conference featuring (now US government banned) Dahua as a...

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BluePoint Aims To Bring Life-Safety Mind-Set To Police Pull Stations on Sep 20, 2018
Fire alarm pull stations are commonplace but police ones are not. A self-funded startup, BluePoint Alert Solutions is aiming to make police pull...
SIA Plays Dumb On OEMs And Hikua Ban on Sep 20, 2018
OEMs widely pretend to be 'manufacturers', deceiving their customers and putting them at risk for cybersecurity attacks and, soon, violation of US...
Axis Vs. Hikvision IR PTZ Shootout on Sep 20, 2018
Hikvision has their high-end dual-sensor DarkfighterX. Axis has their high-end concealed IR Q6125-LE. Which is better? We bought both and tested...
Avigilon Announces AI-Powered H5 Camera Development on Sep 19, 2018
Avigilon will be showcasing "next-generation AI" at next week's ASIS GSX. In an atypical move, the company is not actually releasing these...
Favorite Request-to-Exit (RTE) Manufacturers 2018 on Sep 19, 2018
Request To Exit devices like motion sensors and lock releasing push-buttons are a part of almost every access install, but who makes the equipment...
25% China Tariffs Finalized For 2019, 10% Start Now, Includes Select Video Surveillance on Sep 18, 2018
A surprise move: In July, when the most recent tariff round was first announced, the tariffs were only scheduled for 10%. However, now, the US...
Central Stations Face Off Against NFPA On Fire Monitoring on Sep 18, 2018
Central stations are facing off against the NFPA over what they call anti-competitive language in NFPA 72, the standard that covers fire alarms....
Hikvision USA Starts Layoffs on Sep 18, 2018
Hikvision USA has started layoffs, just weeks after the US government ban was passed into law. Inside this note, we examine: The important...
Chinese Government Praises Hikvision For Following Xi Jinping on Sep 17, 2018
The Chinese government council responsible for managing China's state-owned companies praised Hikvision’s obedience to China’s authoritarian leader...

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