Dahua Ban Response: NOT Chinese Government Owned

Author: John Honovich, Published on Aug 08, 2018

Dahua has responded to the US Congress passing a US government ban on Dahua and Hikvision's products. While Dahua offered the now standard cybersecurity defense, it led with an interesting and direct assertion, that Dahua is "not a government-owned entity."

That is a true statement, from our research. How much does this help them and how can they position themselves vis a vis Chinese government-owned Hikvision?

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Comments (25)

Undisclosed #1

08/08/18 06:19pm

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David Delepine

AA Security Systems LLC | 08/08/18 06:23pm

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 08/08/18 01:56pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/08/18 02:53pm

* ***** *** **** ******** *** ******* ** **** ******** bill **** *** **** **** ********* *** ***** * **** member.

**, *** ** **** ******** ***** *** **** **** ****** to ************* *** ******** ** ** **** ************* **** * Hikvision *******, ********** ** *** **** ** "***** ****** *** cyber ******** ********". ***** *** ********* *** * ****** **** clued ** **** *** **** **** ****** ***?

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/08/18 03:05pm

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**** ****?

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/08/18 08:36pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/09/18 01:38am

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/08/18 09:12pm

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

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/08/18 02:56pm

****** **** * **** ********* ***:

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(*****’* ********)

******** * **** ***** **** **** ********* ** ******* **** HikVision *** **** ***, *’* **** ** *** ***** **** many ***** **** *** **** ** * ***** ******. **’* no ***** **** ***, *** ****** ****** *** *** ****** your ******** ** * ******** *** - **** **** ********* and *****’* ****** **************.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/08/18 05:51pm

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to John Honovich | 08/08/18 07:03pm

***** ******* *** **** ** ***** ** **** *** **** small *********** *****. *** ** ** *** *** **** **** one ** *** **** **** **** **** **** **** ** hikvision ******* **** **** *** ** * ***** ****. ** is **** ********* ***** * ******** *** ** *** ******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/09/18 12:30am

****, ****'* *********** ********. ** **** *** ******** ** *** it **** **** ***** **** ****** ***** ****** ******* **** just ******** ******* **********.

**, ** **** *** ******* *** ********** **** ** ****. We *** ***** ** ***'* ******** ** ***** ** *** ban ***** **** **** *** ** ***** **** *** ******** negative ** *** ***, ***** *** *** ****** ********* ***** industry **********. ** ***** ***** **** **** -*** ********* ******* ** ***** **** *** ** ***** *** Hikvision

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to John Honovich | 08/08/18 08:35pm

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Undisclosed #2

08/08/18 07:51pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

08/09/18 01:09pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #7

08/09/18 01:45pm

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******: **** ******* *** **** ***** ** *** *** **********:*** ******** ** ********* ** *** ***?

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 08/09/18 02:00pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/09/18 10:49am

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 08/09/18 02:50pm

**** ***********!

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/09/18 02:57pm

***** ** ** **** *** *** ***** **** *** **** been ******** **** ****** ** ****** *** * ***** ** LTS *** ********** ****** ** * *** ********** **** ******** selling *** ******** **** * ***********. **** ** **** ** thing ** ****** ******** ******** *** ***** ************ ** ***** any ****.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 08/09/18 08:02am

********. * **** ****** ******** ** *** *** *** *** brothers ** **** ****. ** ***** *****, *** ***** *** is **** **** **** * ******** ** ***. **** ***** be ***** *** ***.

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David Delepine

AA Security Systems LLC | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 08/09/18 08:39pm

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**** *** *** ****** *** ***** **** * *** **** (lie?) ************ ** *** *** “*******”

Robert Shih

SavvyTech Security | 08/09/18 03:46pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

08/12/18 11:28am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #8 | 08/12/18 11:39am

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