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Digital ID’s Surging Global Adoption Examined

A shift to smartphone-based identification is emerging globally as various governments - already in the dozens - embrace digital ID schemes...

By Conor Healy and William Howard-Waddingham - 10 days ago

Axis 4 VAPIX API Vulnerabilities February/March 2024 Analyzed

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By bashis mcw - 10 days ago

Eagle Eye CEO, The Eclipse And a Local Fox News Station

What do Eagle Eye's CEO, the eclipse, and a local news station 850 miles away from Eagle Eye's HQ have in common? Ostensibly, not anything.

By IPVM Team - 10 days ago

Hytera Ordered to Stop Selling Two-Way Radio Technology Worldwide

One of the world's largest two-way radio providers, Hytera, has been ordered by a US federal court "until further notice" to stop selling them and...

By Conor Healy - 11 days ago | 4 Comments

Centegix Sales Surge - Wearable Panic Button Provider Profile

Most people, even within physical security, will not know who Centegix is, but the company's sales are surging as a partial solution to school...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 11 days ago

Motorola Enters Alarm / Remote Monitoring

Part of a major growing trend of video surveillance providers expanding into alarm / remote monitoring, Motorola is now doing so with its Avigilon...

By John Honovich and Jermaine Wilson - 11 days ago | 18 Comments

Turing Touts "China's Best Cloud Video Surveillance" And 30,000+ Other Locations

A Turing marketing campaign demonstrates the deleterious effects of gaming search engines. A security professional recently brought this to...

By IPVM Team - 11 days ago | 3 Comments

NIST Disallows 3DES Encryption, Impact On Physical Access Control And Video Surveillance

Starting this year, NIST is disallowing 3DES encryption, which was broadly adopted in the 2000s and is still used in some physical access control...

By Mert Karakaya - 14 days ago | 3 Comments

Silicon Valley Startup Lumana Raises $24 Million Profile

While Silicon Valley startups, such as Ambient, Rhombus, Spot, and Verkada, have made traction over the last few years in video surveillance,...

By Jermaine Wilson - 14 days ago | 3 Comments

Barred Dahua Sneaks Back Into ISC West, SIA Shrugs

Dahua USA is exhibiting at ISC West 2024 despite being barred last year after being expelled by SIA for ethics violations. In this report, we...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - 15 days ago | 9 Comments

Vivotek Revenue And Profits Decline Analyzed

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By Angelique Chen - 15 days ago | 4 Comments

NIST Version 2.0 Cybersecurity Framework Examined

The US government's NIST published a new version of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), calling it a landmark and the first major update in a...

By bashis mcw - 15 days ago | 2 Comments

HID Mercury's Deceptive Open Marketing

A cornerstone of HID's Mercury Security marketing is that they "assure openness," but that is deceptive as HID / Mercury imposes significant...

By Jermaine Wilson - 15 days ago | 43 Comments

Court Orders FCC To Redefine Critical Infrastructure In Dahua/Hikvision Ruling Analyzed

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By William Howard-Waddingham - 16 days ago

ESA Has Real Elections, SIA Refuses

While the Security Industry Association (SIA) refuses to have real elections, the Electronic Security Association (ESA) supports them. In this...

By Conor Healy - 16 days ago

Court Denies Dahua and Hikvision FCC Ban Appeal

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied Dahua and Hikvision's challenge to the FCC ban on new product...

By William Howard-Waddingham - 16 days ago | 7 Comments

Identiv Sells Off Physical Access Control Business To French Provider Vitaprotech

In a $145 million deal, US access control provider Identiv is selling off its physical access control business to a French company, Vitaprotech,...

By Angelique Chen and Nikita Ermolaev - 16 days ago | 2 Comments

HID Seos Bamboo Eco Cards Tested

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By Mert Karakaya and Jack Parkin - 16 days ago

Eagle Eye / RapidSOS 911 Camera Sharing Analyzed

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By John Honovich - 17 days ago

Hanwha New OnCloud VSaaS Vs Network Optix And Eagle Eye Analyzed

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By John Honovich and Jermaine Wilson - 17 days ago

Milestone 2023 Financials - Revenue, Profits, And Cloud Examined

Last year's financial report showed Milestone's revenue surging while its profit plunged. This note examines, based on an interview with...

By Angelique Chen - 17 days ago

Tech Details of HID's Mercury Upcoming "Black" Boards

With HID's Mercury EOLing its widely used "red" boards in the next few months, questions have been raised about why and how the new "black" boards...

By Jermaine Wilson - 17 days ago | 3 Comments

Video Surveillance Storage Usage (Hard Drives / SSD / Cloud) Statistics

For many years, hard drives were the obvious and often only real choice for recording video surveillance, but over the last few years, SSD drives,...

By IPVM Team - 18 days ago

US Cyber Trust Mark Program Bars Dahua and Hikvision + Proposes Restrictions for PRC China Products

The FCC implemented the US Cyber Trust Mark program on March 14, 2024. For background, see: Enterprise IP Cameras Ineligible for US Cyber...

By Conor Healy and William Howard-Waddingham - 18 days ago

ONVIF Working on Cloud IP Video Standard

With cloud video / VSaaS rising significantly, one major problem is the lack of standards or interoperability, making proprietary, locked-in, and...

By IPVM Team - 18 days ago | 2 Comments

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