China Dahua To Replace Their Software With US Pepper

By: John Honovich and John Scanlan, Published on Aug 22, 2019

What does a US government banned company do to improve its security positioning in the US?

Well, Dahua is unveiling a novel solution, partnering with US-based 'Pepper'.

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The press release is misleading but after speaking with both Dahua and Pepper, inside this note, we examine what the approach is, its key benefits and its major limitations.

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***Dahua **********’* ********* *********, the Pepper partnership provides access to a set of market-leading platform and software capabilities designed to deliver video as well as non-video IoT services to end-users [emphasis added]

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Comments (16)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

08/22/19 06:42pm

**** ** * ***** move *** **** ***** and ******. ***** ***** a ******** ******* *** Pepper *** ** **. Other ******* ****** ****** are ****** ** ******** similar *****.

Undisclosed #2

08/22/19 07:23pm

****** **** ** **** into *** ********** *****, you ***** *** ******** a******** ****** ******** ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/22/19 08:03pm

*** ****-***-*** ******* **** be ******, "**** **!"

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/22/19 08:07pm

**** **** ** *** well ******** ********.

Undisclosed #3

08/22/19 11:53pm

** *** *** ** fast ****** ** *****!

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Sean Nelson

Nelly's Security | 08/23/19 02:55pm

***** **** **** ** Mexico, **** ******* **** Pepper. **** ****** ******* things **!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/24/19 12:07pm

****’* ****** ** * roll. ***** **** ***** maybe?

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Brian Levy

08/23/19 04:59pm

**** * ***** ******** level *** ******** **** China *** ***** ******* embedded ******* **** *** be **** *** ****** relay *** ************ ** China. *** **** ** consumers *** *** ********** be ********* **** *** components *** **** *********** the ********** ** ***** devices?

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Brian Levy | 08/23/19 05:53pm

* ******* *** ** Pepper *** **** ****** here **** * ******* the ********.

Thomas Bomberger

In reply to Brian Levy | 08/24/19 12:02am

*** ** *********; ** there * ****** ****** or ****** ************ **** doesn't ******* ** *** at ***** **** ********** made ** *****, ** not *** ***** *******?

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Brian Levy | 08/27/19 01:59pm

***** - ****** *** the *******. ***** ** the ******** **** ******:

**’* * **** ********. Cyber ******** ** ******* is ******** *** ******* can **** ** **********, devices *** ** *********. From *** **********, ******* cyber ******** *********** *** lacking ** **** *** devices **** **** *** market *****. ** ***** best ********* *** ********** rigor ** **** *** gap **** ******* ****** methods ** ********/********** *************** (using * ******** ********, erasing ***** ****** ****** loading, ***.) *** **** elevated ***** ******** ********* and ******** ** *********** monitor ******* *** ******** threats ******* ****** ****: lab ******* ** ****** new ********** ******* (******* through *******/*************), ****-**** ********** of ************** ** * lab ***********, *********** *****, etc..

** *******, **** ******* comment/concern ** *****, ************* there ** ** ****** easy ******. ** ** a *********** ** ********* and ********** ** ***** to **** ********* *** proactively ****** ** ***** to ******* ****** *******.

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Brian Levy

08/24/19 06:34am

**** ** ************* ******** is ****** ************ *** made ** *****. ****, Vicon ******** ******* **** in *** ***.

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Brian Levy | 08/26/19 07:14pm

******** *** * ************ facility ** *****, ***** is *** ******* ************ point *** *** ***. However, **** ** ***** products *** **** ** Canada, ***** ** ***** their ***** ***** ******** distribution ***** ** ** the *********. ** ** is ***** ******** **************, but *** *** ** the ***. *** ***** servers *** ***-** **** someone (* ***** ** is ****), **** **** many ***** *************.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

08/26/19 03:49pm

******* *** *** **** show,it ****** ** ** like * ********* *******, sounds ****, ***** **** it *** **** *** never ****** ***** ** to *** **** *** a ****** ******* ** the ***.

Undisclosed End User #6

08/26/19 05:02pm

*** **** ******* ******** updates ** *** ******? The ******** *** ***** phone **** **? **** they ****** *** ******** design ** ***** ***** to ****** **** ** does *** ******* ****** code?

** ******** ***** *** code *** ** ******* anytime ** ***** *** government.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #6 | 08/26/19 07:21pm

*** ******** *** ***** phone **** **?

*************, *** ***** ** that ** ***** '***** home' ** ******, *** Dahua.

*******, * ******* *** title **** '********' ** 'to *******' ** ****** emphasize **** **** ** the **** *** **** it ** *** **** yet.

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