False: Verkada: "If You Want To Remote View Your Cameras You Need To Punch Holes In Your Firewall"

Published Jul 31, 2020 13:58 PM

Verkada falsely declared to “3,000+ customers”, “300 school districts”, and “400 partners” that, with their NVR competitors, "If You Want To Remote View Your Cameras You Need To Punch Holes In Your Firewall".

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The statement is so obviously false that it raises further questions about Verkada's competency and ethics, a company who continues to tout clearly false claims over and over again (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4).

Verkada's Claim

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******, *** ** ***** ********* ***** this ******* ******* ******* **** *********** cameras **** **** *********** ** *** stop ****** *** *** ******* ************. And **** ** ***** ** *** even ****** *** **** ****** ******.

**** *******, *** ***** ****-** ******* (e.g. ******, *******), **** *** **** paying, *** ****** ***** *******.

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** ***** ******* ***** **** ******* false ***** * **** *** *** received ** ******** *** **********. **** is ***********, *** *** **********, ** Verkada *** ********** **** *********** ** worse ** ********** ********* ***** ***********.

Major ***** *****

**** ******* ** * ***** ******* sales ***** *** *** ** ***** dramatic (*** ***********) *********** **** *** NVR ** *** **** ********* ***** of ********* ** *** *******. *** it's ****** *****. **** **** ******* has ***** ** *** **** *** years ** *** *** ********* ** remote ****** ***** **** ************ **** various ******* ***********.

Advantages ******, ***** ****** ** ***

**** ******* ********** **** ***** ******, Verkada *** ***** ********** **** *** many ***** ********* **** ***** ****** access ******* ******** ***** ** *********. They **** ** ********* ******** ****** sales ****, ******* ** *******, *** a ***** ** ********* ***** ******* at ***-***** ******** **** ** *** is ********.

*** *** ******* **** ***** ********* can ****** ***** ** ** **** heavily ****** ****** ******. *********** *** only *********** *** ***** ** ***** wanting ** ** **** ** ******** access *** ******* ***** *******.... ******* punching ***** ** *********.

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Undisclosed #1
Jul 31, 2020

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John Honovich
Jul 31, 2020
IPVM

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Jul 31, 2020
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Jul 31, 2020

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Jul 31, 2020

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Jul 31, 2020

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Jul 31, 2020
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Aug 01, 2020
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Aug 01, 2020
IPVM

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Aug 01, 2020
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Aug 01, 2020

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Aug 01, 2020

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Aug 01, 2020
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Aug 03, 2020
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Aug 03, 2020

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Aug 04, 2020
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Aug 04, 2020

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***** **** *** '**** ********' ****** to **** **********? **** ******** ** known ** ** * ********* *** connecting *** ******* ** ***** *** or **** *** ****** *********/**** ****does *** ******* port forwarding. There are several programming tricks (read: hacks and protocol backdoors) for doing this, and they are broadly used for P2P/"calling home".

******* *** **** '** *** ** the **** ********* ***** ** ********* you *** **** ****** **** *******'... Well, **** ** * ******* ****'* thing ** ******* ** ********** **** a *********. ***** **, ** ************* * ****** ** *** ********** properly, *** *** ***. ** **** as ****** **** *** *** ***. But ** ** **** ** *** severity ** ******** ******* ****** ** different **** ** ********** ** * remote ******, **** ********** (***** **** a *********** ** **-****** '****-*****' ***** which ******* ****) ** *** **** risky ********* ** *** *** ******** that ******** * ********* ****** (****** a ****).

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Jacob Hengel
Aug 04, 2020
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Aug 06, 2020

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Aug 04, 2020
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Aug 11, 2020
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