Stolen Video NVR / DVR Statistics

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Aug 15, 2017

"But what happens if someone steals my recorder?"

Anyone who has done more than a handful of jobs has probably heard this question several times. Though customers often fear a stolen recorder, statistics show it is not a significant problem.

150 integrators shared insight on how they prevent theft of recorders, the vertical they seen as most at risk for this issue, and some first-hand examples of when it has happened to their customers.

Low Concern For Recorder Theft

Recorder theft is not a big concern among integrators, only a very small percentage (7%) saw recorder theft as a high concern:

Integrators said recorder thefts are very uncommon, and that straight forward steps mitigate concerns generally.

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Low ******* *** ******** *****

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  • "*** ********* ****** ** ****** ****** **** ** * ****** or ******* **** ****** ** ******** ******. ** ***** ********* be * *********** ******* *** **** ** *** ** **** them ****."
  • "*** **** *********, *** ***/*** *** ****** ** * ****** office ** *******."
  • "******* *** ****** ********* ** ****** ***** **** ******* ****** and **** ** **** *** ********* ** ******* **** ******* cabinets."
  • "*** ****. ** **** *** ****** ** *** ****, *** new ******* *** ******** ** ** ****** ****** ** ******* in * *** **** ***** ** **** ********* ** ***** the ********* ******."
  • "* ** ********* **** ** ******* **** *** *** ********* in * ******* **** ** **** ***"
  • "* ******* ********* ********** ********* ** * ****** ******* ** utility **** *** ** **** **** ************ ***** * ******* cabinet."
  • "** ** *** *******, ******* **** *** ******* ** ****** racks ** ** ****** ****** *****"
  • "** **** ***** *** * ********* ***/*** ****** **** ** are ***** **. ** ********* **** *** ****** *** ***** enterprise ********* *** ****** **** ********* ***** **** ******* *** switches ** ********* *** ****** **** ******* *** ****** *****."
  • "** *** ** **** ** ** ***** **** *** **** verticals, *** *** ********** ******* **** *** ****** ******* ********, server ***** *** ******* ** ********, ***."
  • "**** ** **** **** *** *** ******* ** * ****** server ****."
  • "*** ** *****. ********* ** ****** ** **** **** **** access. ** **** ****** **** * ****** ** *** *** itself ** ****** ******* ** ******** ****."
  • "** ** * ***** ******* *** * ***** ****** *** every ************ ** ********* ** * ****** * ****"

PC-Based ******** ******* **********

***-***** ******* *** ********* **** ******** ******* ** **** ********. When *** ******** ***** **** *** ***** ****** ** * stack ** *********, ** ** **** **** *******.

  • "******* *** *** ******* ** *** **** ***** **** *******"
  • "*** ****** ********, **'* *** ****** * ******* ** ** is **** ******* **** ******* ****** ******* **** **** ***** servers ** **** *****. ***** ** ** *** *** ******* to **** ***** ** *** ********."
  • "**'* * ****** ** * **** **** ***** ******* *** most ** *** *********, ** ** ***** ** **** ** identify. **'* *** * *** **** ****** ***** ** ** anymore **** ** **** ** **."
  • "** ****** **** ***** ** *******. **'* * ****** ** a **** **** ***** ******* *** **** ** *** *********, so ** ***** ** **** ** ********. **'* *** * DVR **** ****** ***** ** ** ******* **** ** **** to **."

Small ****** ****** ******* ****

*** **** ************ ********* ******** ***** ******** ***** *** * significant **** *** ***** ****** *******. ***** ********* ***** **** "IT *****", ** **** ****** ******** ****** ***** * ******** can ** *********. ** ********, **** *** ** ******* *** opportunistic *******, *** *** *** ******** ** ********** * ******** as ******* ** ******* **************.

  • "* **** *** ********* ** *** **** ***** ** *** to ******* * *** **** *** *** **** ** *** wall *** **** ** ****** ****** *** ***********."
  • "*** *********** ****** *** ****** ******** ***/* *** *********** ******* they ***** *** ******* ** * ******** ******."
  • "***** ** **** ** **** ********* * *** ** ***** retail ****** **** *********** ******, *** **'** *** ****** ** that ****** ** ***** *** *** *******."
  • "**** *** ****** ***** ***** ******* ****, ********* *** ********* is ******* ****** **** ****** ********* **** ********* ***'* **** nor **** ****** **."
  • "**** ******* ***** *** **** **** ********* *** ****** **** issues ***** ********"
  • "*** ***** **********, ** *** ** * ******* ** *** proprietary *** ** ******* *** ** *** **** ** ** office **** (*** ********, *********** ******)."
  • "** ** *** ******* ************* ** ********** ** ***** ********** where ** ** * ****** ****** / ******* ** **** a *****."
  • "* *** *** **** ***** ** ***** ** * ***** retail *****"
  • "***** ******* ********* *** ** ****, *** **** ** *********, mitigated **** **** ***** ** ** ********** ****** *****, ** the **** ** ********** ***** *** ********."

Examples ** ******** *****

****** ******* ******** ****** **** ****, **** *********** *** ******* examples ** ***** ***** **** *** **** ** ******:

  • "**** **** *********, **** *** **** * *******. ** **** one ******** **** *** *** ***** **** ****** ********* * theft, ** * ******** (*** *** ** *******)."
  • "** *** ******** * *** *****. ** ** ********* ********* recording, ****** ** ***** ** ******* **** ***** ** ***** covering *** ***, ** ** ********* ** * *** **** an ***** **** ** ***** ******* ** ******* ********* ***."
  • "****. ** **** **** ********* *** *** **** ***** *** other ******* ** **** ******* **** ******** *** ********. **** is ********** ** ***** ** ****** *** ** **** ******** activity *****."
  • "* ******* *******. ******** ***** ** *** ** *** **** common ** ***. ** ***** ********* ** ******* ******* ****. Both ******** **** *** *** ****** ******* ** ******* *** area."
  • "**** **** *** **. *** ******* ******** ** *** ** maybe ** ***** *** * **** *** ** * **** owner ********* **** ***'* ** * ********* ***** ** *********. Someone ***** ** *** ******* ***** *** ***** **** ****** the ******* *** ******** *** ***** *** ***'*- ** ***** related ** * ********** ****** *** ***. *** **** ** the **** ******** ** ****** ******."
  • "*** ***********. **** *** *** ***** (******** ********). ** *** an ****** ***. *** ** ******* ****? **** ** ** was ***** ***** **** ***** **** ********* **."
  • "*** *** ****** **** *** **** * **** *****. ** have **** ** ****** *** ***** ***** *** *** *******"

Comments (17)

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Greg Cortina

08/15/17 02:38pm

* *** ***** ** * ************ **** ** ****** *** usually ******** ** "*** ** **** *** ******* ** *** cloud" ***** ** ******* *** ******** ***** ** ********* *** monthly ****.

**** ********* ***** *** ** *** **** ** * ****** device, ********* *** ** *** ******** ******* ** ******. **** little ******* ****** ** ****** **** * ****** ** ****.

**** **** **** ******** ** * ****** **** *** ******* to *** *******. *** * ****** ** ******* ** ************* using *** ****** ******** *** **'* ****.

****

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to Greg Cortina | 08/17/17 05:40pm

***** * ***** ******* *** ***** ****** ** *** ***** can ** *** ** *** ********, * ***** * **** placed ***** ***** ****** ** *** *** *** * ***** layer ** ******** ** ****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 08/17/17 09:41pm

* ***** * **** ****** ***** ***** ****** ** *** can *** * ***** ***** ** ******** ** ****.

**** ******, **** ******** ** *** ***? ;)

Robert Shih

ENS Security | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/17/17 09:44pm

****, ** *** ******* "*****-*****" **... **'** **************?

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | 08/15/17 03:10pm

***** *** *********** *******! *** ****** **** ***** ** *** it **** **** ******* ** ******* ******. *******, * ***** think ***** ***** ****** ****** ***** ********** ***** ***** ** cloud ***** ** ***** ****** ********* ** ******** ******* ****** getting *******. ** **'* ******* *********, **** **** ******** ******* sending ****** ****** ** ** *** ***** ** * **** of ***** **** ** **** ***** ** ****, ** ***** be ********** *** **** ************* ** ********. *** ***'* **** to ****** * *** ** ***** ** *** ***** ** anything ******* **** ******* ** ***** ***********, *** **** ***** a ******* ** *** ** *** **** ** ******.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Luis Carmona | 08/15/17 06:34pm

***** *** *****/***** **** ********** *** *** ****** ***, ** seems **** *** ***** ****** ** **-**** **** ******, ***** a ******** *** * ***** *****, *** **** ***** **** realtime ** * ****-**, *** ****** ******, **** ******** **** a **** *** *****.

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Christopher Freeman

08/15/17 03:27pm

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

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**** * *******

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Christopher Freeman | 08/15/17 05:56pm

** ****** ***** ** **** **** ** *****. * ******* is ****** ******* **** ** *** ***** ****** ** ***** possible *** ******** ** ******* ** *** ** **** *** installer ***** ** *** ***** **** **. *** ***** ****** like *********** ****** *** *********** *** ******** ** *** *****.

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********* *** ******** **** *** ***** *** ******, "*'** **** demand *** ******* $** ***. * **** **** ********* ***'* walk **** **** $** **** *'* ****** *** * $****. He ***'* *** **** **** **'* ***** **** ** ** waste **** **** $**. ***** ****** *** * *** *** off ** **** ***** * **** ** ***." **** *** installer **** ** ******* "**, *** **** ** ****** *** dime ** **** *** $** ****** ***** ****. ****'* ****, I **** ***'* ******* **** **** *** *** *** *** I ******** *******."

*'* *** ****** **'* ***** ** **** ********* ** *** installer ****** * *** ******* ******** ** ******* *** ******* of ***** ****. *** **** ***'** ****** ** **** **** meet, **** *** **** ******* **** ***** *** ******** ** installers ******* ** ** *** **** ***** *** ****?

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

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Christopher Freeman

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 08/15/17 10:40pm

*** , *** ***** *** **** ***** ****** **** **** of *********

*** **** *** ** ** ** ***** **** , ** looks **** *** ***** *** **** ** ******* **** * ladder ** ***** ***** .

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

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* *** ** ***, ******, ********* * ******** ******** ******* I *** ** * **** ******* , *** **** ********** called *** *** *** ** *** ********* , ** * got ** ********* **** ** *** ****** ** *** ***** installer ******* ** *** **** *** ***** , ** ** just *** *** ***** *** **** ***.

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

** **** *** *** **** ? ** ** ***** *** professionalism **** ** **** ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Christopher Freeman | 08/16/17 01:01pm

***********, * **** **** *** *** ******, *** **** ******* it ** * ***** **** *** **** ** ** ****** more *****. **** **** *** *********** ****** *** ** **** thin ******* ********** ** **** *** ********* ***** ** * franchise *****. *** ***'* **** ** **** **** ** * whole, *** **** ** **** ** **** **** **** ************ and *** **** ** * ****** ****** ** **** ******** making. * ***** ********* ****** *** **** ** ***, *** they ** ** ***** *******.

Undisclosed #2

08/15/17 08:01pm

*********** ****** *** ****** ********** ***** ***'* **** *****-**** ******* can ****** ******* **** ********* ****** ** ********, *** *** them ****** *******, ******* *** ********...

*** ******** **** *****-**** **** ***** ***** ***** ******** **** real *** ***** ******* *** *** ************ *************

***** ***** ******** ***** ********

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

Undisclosed Integrator #3

08/16/17 06:08pm

*** ********* *** * **** ***, ** *** ** **-*** on * ****** **** ****** ****** **** ******* ** * Synology **** *** ** * ****** *****. **** *** ** addition ** *** ******* ***'*.

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Blake Murphy

08/21/17 03:28am

** **** ** ** * **** *****, ** **** *** changed ** ***** ****** **** *** "*** *** ******** ****" anymore

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Blake Murphy | 08/21/17 05:24am

...** **** *** ******* ** ***** ****** **** *** "*** VHS ******** ****" *******...

******: **, **** ** *** ******** ****, ***!

*****: ***** ***-*****, *** **** ***'* ** ** **** **** anymore, ********** ** ****** *******, "** *** *****".

******:***, **** **** *** ******** ****, ***...

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 08/21/17 12:16pm

******:***, **** **** *** ******** ****, ***...

******* ******* * *********** *****, * ***** *** *** **** likely ** **** *** ****** *** ********* ****, "** **** that **** **** **** [***] *** *** **?"

Wagner Cunha

08/28/17 01:26pm

**'* ***** ** *** **** **** ******* ***** ****.

***** **********: **** ** ** ******* ***** **********;

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Wagner Cunha | 08/28/17 01:35pm

**** ** ** ************ **********

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

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