Dahua Ban Response: NOT Chinese Government Owned

By: 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?

***** *** ********* ** the** ******** ******* * US ********** *** ** Dahua*** *********'* ********. ***** Dahua ******* *** *** standard ************* *******, ** led **** ** *********** and ****** *********, **** Dahua ** "*** * government-owned ******."

**** ** * **** statement, **** *** ********. How **** **** **** help **** *** *** can **** ******** ********** vis * *** ******* government-owned *********?

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*****'* ************ ***** ******* ********* with *** ***-********** *********:

**** ****** ********** *** quite ****, ****** *** only ***** ******** ******* statement *** ** ******** 2016, ********* ********** ****** criticism ** *********:

*** **** ** *** 2018 **** ********* ** primarily *** **** **** cybersecurity *********.

Terrible ** *************

**** *** ******* **** recently (*****'* ******** *************) ** ** **** not ****** *********. ******* to ***, *** *********** of ********* ****** *** lack ** ************* ************ has **** *************** ****. And ** *****'* *****, that ** ******* *** because ** ******* ********** ownership *** ******* ***** China ** ****** ******* (e.g.,***** ******** **** ** Out). *****'* *****-****** **** this ****** ** * key ****** ** *** Chinese ********** *** ******* out ******* *********** ****** of *****, ******** ***** to **** **** **** disorganized ******** *********.

Not ********** *****

*************** *** *** ***** and ********* ****** ******* from *** ******* **********, ***** **, ** all ********, * ******* company (** ** ********** private ** ~$* ******* revenue ******* *** ** in *****). ***** *** a ***** ********** ** its ***** **** ** entities ******* ** *** Chinese ********** *** ******* akin ** *** ******* that ********* ***.

'Connected' ** *** ******* **********?

*** ******** **** ******** **** includes ********* '*********' ** the ******* **********:

*** *** ** ********** is ******** '*********' ** unclear *** *** **** itself, ** ***** *******, is *****. *******,***** *** *** ****** $1 ******* *** ** government ********* *** ******* oppressing ********** ** ************ *** **** * years, ***** *** **** and *********** ** ***** projects, ***** ** ******* some '**********' ******* *** Chinese ********** *** *****. Whether **** ********** ** sufficient ** ********** ******* is * *** ********.

Relatively ****** *** *****

******** ** ********* ** the ***, ***** *** much **** ******. ** addition ** *** ***** owned ** *** ******* government, **** *** **** smaller, ** **** **** less ** ****/********. ********, Dahua *** *** * clear ******* ** ****** (ex-FLIR ***** ****) ***** Hikvision *** **** ******* in * ***** ******* national. *** ************** *** ******* ******* out ** **** ***, ********* *******, ***** is ******* **.

** **** ** *****, though, *** **** ** these *********.

Comments (25)

Undisclosed #1

08/08/18 06:19pm

***** *** * ***** ********** ** *** ***** **** ** entities ******* ** *** ******* ********** *** ******* **** ** the ******* **** ********* ***.

Dahua **** #*: ***,***** *** ** **** ****** *** ********* *** ***** ***** to * *.*. ********** **** ****** **** “******* *********” ** the *********** *******, ******** *** ** ***** ********* *********.

Dahua ***: * ** **** *** ***** ** ***** ******** ** *** and ***** ********** ***********. ******, *** *** ** ** **** list, ******** ** *****! *** * ****** *** *** ****** on **** **** ******!

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David Delepine

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

* ** **** **** ***** ** ************** ********** **** ********* and **** ** ********** *** **** ** ****** ********* **** need ** **** **** ***** ** *** **** ** *** their *** **** ********** ***. *** *** **** *** **** Hikhua *** *** *** ****, ** * **** **** ** a ***** **** **** ******** ****.

**** ** *** **** **** ****** *** ***** ******* **** Dahua *** *** * ******** ************* *******. * **** *** that ** ** **** ****** ********** **** **** *** **** of ******* (*** ******* ********) **** *********. **** ***** ** support * **** ******* *** **** *** **** *** **** continue ******** ** ***** ******** *******, ******, *** ********* ** achieve *** ***** ** ******** *** ***** ****** *** ** a *****-******* ****** ***********.

* **** ** ***** **** *********** *** **** ******** ************ can ***** *** ** **** ********* ******* *** * “** & **” ****... *** *** *****’* ****** ******* **** ************???

* ***** ** **** *** ****** **** *********** *** **** responsive ** *** ****** **** ****** ***** *******, *** ********** their *** *****, **** **** *** **** * ********** ****** in *** *** *** ******/***** ****** ***** **** *******. ** these ******* * *** ******** ** ********* ***** *** ** a **** ** ***** **********, *** **** *** ******* ** to *** * *** ***** *** ****** ** *** ******.

****** ***** *** **** ***** ** *** ******* ***** * lot ** ******** *** ******* *** ****** ***** *** **** and ***** **** (** *** “****” ***** ** *** ******* refusing *** ***** *** ***** **** ******* ***** ******* **** was **** *** ****... ** ** *** ****** **** **** much ******?) ** **** *** **** ****** *** *** ***** work **** *** ** ****** ********. * ** **** ** could ****** **** ***** *** **** ********* ** ***** **** uniview, *********, ***. *** **** ** **** **** *** ******* selection *** ******** ******* ** ***** ***.

**** *** *** **** **** ** *** ***** (** ******** they *** *** ***) ****** **** ***** ** *** ****** for *** *****, ***** ********* *** ******* (****** ** **** members *** *** *** ********** *** *** ** ******* **** ;) ), *** ***** ****** ** *****, *********, *** ********* nationwide **** ***** ** ******* **.

** **** ** ** ****** ****** *** ****, *** * think ***** ****** ** *** **** ** *** *** ***** a ***-******* *********** *** ******* *** **** ******* ************* ******** or *** **** ********* ********* ***** ******* **** *******.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 08/08/18 06:56pm

**** **** **** ** **** *** *** **** ******* (** lack ******) *** *** **** *** ********** ***. ******* ********** boneheadedness ************/******** ***** ******* ******** ****** *******.

** ** ***** ******* ** ******* ***** ** ********* ** govt ******** *** ** *** ******* ** ******* ** ********* or *** ***** ******* ******* *** *** *************** *****? ******!!!

* ***** *** **** ******** *** ******* ** **** ******** bill **** *** **** **** ********* *** ***** * **** member. **** **** **** **** *** ********* **** *****-******* ******** articles ** *** **** **** ****** **** ** ***** *** could **** **** *** ***** ********* *** *** *** *** whole *****. ** *** ***, **** ** * ********** ** IPVM *** ***** ******** ****** ** ****** **** **** ** the ***** ***.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/08/18 07:53pm

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

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

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Sean Nelson

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

*****, **** *** *** ***********:

- **** *********, ** *** * ******** *** ** ***** on *** ** ******* *** ******* *** * ******** ******** hack-map **** ***+ *********

- **** **** (**** **** *******), ** *** * "***************", "its *** **** *** ** * ****". "*** ** **! Good *** ** ******** **!" **** * ******* ** *********.

**** ****?

Undisclosed #2

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

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

Undisclosed Integrator #5

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

**. **** **** ********** *** ***********. *** ******** ** **** defensible ** ** ******* ********* ********.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 08/09/18 02:12am

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

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/08/18 07:56pm

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

*****://****.***/*******/***-****-***

(*****’* ********)

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/08/18 10:51pm

** ** ***** ******* ** ******* ***** ** ********* ** govt ******** *** ** *** ******* ** ******* ** ********* or *** ***** ******* ******* *** *** *************** *****? ******!!!

* ***** **** *** **** ** ** ** *** * security ****. *** ********* ********** ** **** **** ****** ** gear (********* *****) ** ********* ** *** ** ********** ** other ******* ********. *** **** ** ***** ******* *** ***** effectively ****** **** **** **** ********, ** **. ** ** clear, * ** ***** *** ************, ** ***** ** **** to ******* ***** *** ** ** **** * ***** ********* issue. *******, ***** **** ******* ** **** *********** ********* ** XM ** ******* *** ******* ****** ***** *********.

***, ****, *** *** ***** ** *** ********* *****? *** would *** ******** ** ** **** ***** ***** **?

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to John Honovich | 08/09/18 12:03am

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

**** ******* **** *** ******** ******* ** * *** *** about **** *****?

John Honovich

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

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

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

*******, ******, ** ***** ** **** *** **** ****** ** researching *** ********* ** ****** **** ********* ***** *** *** exposure, *.*.,********* ******* ********** ***** ****** *******,*********'* ******** *********,********* **** ******* ********** ****** ****** *********** ******* ****** *** Mosques, ***.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to John Honovich | 08/09/18 01:35am

*** *****

Undisclosed #2

08/08/18 07:51pm

**** ** ***** ** ******* ** * ************, * ***** be **** ******** ** ********* ** *** **** ** ***** sites.

*** ****** ** *** **** ***** ** ** ** **** Chinese ******** *** ** ********* *****. ** ***** ****** ** expanded ** ********* ** ******* *****, **, ******, ***. ** name. ** *** *** ***** ** *****, *** **** ****** get ******* ** ** **** ******** ***** *** ***** *** Chinese ********, *** **** ******* ** ** * ******** ***** you **** ** *** *** ******* *** ***** ********* **** something ****. ***** * ******* **** ***** *********** ** * win *** *** **********, *** ******** ***** ******** ** **** than ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #6

08/09/18 01:09pm

*** **** **** **** *** **** *** ***** **** ** install * *** ******. *** ***** **** **** ** *** the ******** ******* *** *****? $*** ** ******* * $** dollar ******....

Undisclosed Integrator #7

08/09/18 01:45pm

*'* ******* ******* ****** **** *** ** *********** ****** ** "take ****" ***. *** ** *** ***** ***** **** ***, a *** ** * ****. ** *** ******** ******* *** they ***** **** *** ** ****** * *** ***, **** could **** **** *** ***.

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

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Sean Nelson

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

**** ******* **** "**** ****" ****? **** ** *** **** they **** ** ******** ********* *******? **** ** *** **** if ******** *******? **** *** ******* ******* "***" *** **** often ***** **** **** *** *** ************. *** **** *** they ***** **** **** *** *** ** ** **** **** order ******** ************ ** ********* ** *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/09/18 02:49pm

**** * ***'* ****** **** *** **** ********* *** **** what * ****** ** **** *** ************* ********** ***** ** "sold" ** *** **** ***. **** ***** ******** *** ********** ownership ** * ********* **** *******. ** *** * ******** I **** ** ** *** ***** ****** ***.

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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 03:02pm

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

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David Delepine

AA Security Systems LLC | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #7 | 08/09/18 03:09pm

**** ** **** *** *** ********* ***** *** ********* ** still ***** *** ******* *** ***. ***** ** *** ********** owned *** ** ***** *******... ** *** *** *** ******* hide *** **** ** **** ***** ** **** ** ** international **** ** * ***** * ****.

*** ** ****** ** *** ** ******** ***** ***** *** branded ****. ***** *** ******* (***** ******** *** **** * fairly ***** ******) ******** ** **** ** ***** ******* *** not **** ** ********* *** **** *** *** *****...? * told *** ** *** ****** ******* ***** **** *** ***** by ********* *** **** **** **** ***** **** ** ****, and **** *** **** ***** **** *********** *** ********* *******.

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

Robert Shih

IPVM | 08/09/18 03:46pm

****, *** ******* ** ** ** **** ********* ** ******** this *********** ****** ** **** **** *** ***** ** ******** professionals ** *** ******. ** ********, **** ** ***** ** need *** *** ***** ******** ** ** ******** *** **** a *** ** ****** * **** ** *** ****** **** is ********* ***** ** *** ****** *********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

08/12/18 04:28pm

********, ***** *** *** * ***** ******* ** ****** (**-**** Wayne ****)

***** *** *** ******* ** ****** **** ****** *** *** being **** ** **** ****. *****, *** *** ** *** hiring *** ***** ******. * ********* ***** **. **** ** in *** ******** ***** ** *** ** *** *** *** right ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #8 | 08/12/18 04:39pm

* ********* ***** **. **** ** ** *** ******** ***** he *** ** *** *** *** ***** ***.

***** ***** ***** ******, * ***** *****. ** *** ***** hand, ***** ***** **** *** ******* **** **** **** ** defer.

***** *** *** ******* (***) ************* *** **** *** *****. Perhaps ***** ******** ** **** ****, ******** **** *** ********* ban, **** **** **** **** *********.

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