IPVM's Reports

IPVM's independent reporting is divided into 3 categories: (1) Public, (2) Info+: news, profiles, tutorials, etc. and (3) Research: tests, shootouts, competitive and financial analysis.

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Flock Responds to "Hot List" Error Lawsuit

Flock Safety has responded to an Ohio man's lawsuit over being mistakenly identified as a human trafficking suspect on an LPR "hot list," broadly...

By Christie Smythe - 4 months ago

Motorola Acquires Halo Vape Detection Manufacturer IPVideo Corp

Vape detection has become one of the biggest growth markets of the past five years, with IPVideo Corp, the maker of Halo, having skyrocketing...

By Jermaine Wilson - 4 months ago | 17 Comments

Visitor Management Systems Usage Statistics 2023

Visitor management is growing and being accelerated by the rise of cloud, new entrants, and funding over the last few years, including Envoy,...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago

Uyghur Students Targeted In PRC Police "Anti-Terrorism" Project

Uyghur students are being explicitly targeted as part of a wide-ranging "anti-terrorism" project in a major PRC city. This confirms PRC...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago

Biometric Access Control Credential Usage Statistics

IPVM statistics show biometrics use for access remains low, but is a key fit for specific applications, and interest in face recognition has...

By Brian Rhodes - 4 months ago | 2 Comments

Security Integrator Hourly Rates 2023

What is the average rate security integrators charge customers in 2023? ~160 integrators responded with detailed commentary about how much...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago | 15 Comments

13-Location Security Distributor BLVS CEO Interview

While US security distribution is dominated by two mega-companies (Wesco/Anixter and ADI), Brooklyn Low Voltage Supply (BLVS) has quietly become...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago | 8 Comments

Integrator Blames Stabbing Victim and Evolv In School Lawsuit

As rash deployments of weapon detectors spread, a new lawsuit against Evolv, currently under FTC investigation, is raising severe questions about...

By Conor Healy - 4 months ago | 45 Comments

ADI South Africa Closing Down

In a shock to the local security scene, ADI South Africa is closing down. South Africa has a large and competitive security market, boosted by...

By Charles Rollet - 4 months ago | 5 Comments

Ex-Verkada Sales Execs Join Spot AI

Like its neighbor Verkada, Spot AI aims to be a Silicon Valley physical security rocketship, raising $40 million last year. However, Spot's...

By Jermaine Wilson - 4 months ago | 9 Comments

Spot AI On Growth And 2024 Plans

In 2021, Spot AI's giving away cameras to sell its VSaaS offering gained attention, and in 2022, they announced raising $40 million. But 2023...

By Jermaine Wilson - 4 months ago

NDAA Banned Hytera Selling Cloud Solutions in the US

A common defense from NDAA-banned companies is that if products do not connect to the Internet, they have low or no cybersecurity risk. However,...

By Conor Healy - 4 months ago

How LLMs Can Improve Security Robots

With large language models (LLMs) getting easier to use and less costly to implement, they offer a new field of AI for security, but how can LLMs...

By Mert Karakaya - 4 months ago | 5 Comments

Ranking Manufacturer Favorability 2023

In our largest favorability survey results ever, we rank 70 companies based on detailed feedback and comments from over 200+ integrators. The...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago | 13 Comments

Roy Cooper Speaks About The UK Security Market

Roy Cooper is easily one of the most well-known UK security industry professionals, starting over 50 years ago, running one of the UK's most...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago | 2 Comments

Latch Blames Lack of "Sufficient Experience" In Fraud Allegation Lawsuit

Latch, a once high-flying unicorn that subsequently lost 90% of its market value, blamed a lack of "sufficient experience" in its former...

By Christie Smythe - 4 months ago | 3 Comments

Former UK Camera Commissioner Joins Facial Recognition Firm

The UK's former Camera Commissioner, best known for criticizing Dahua and Hikvision, has joined a company he used to regulate. This paves the...

By Charles Rollet - 4 months ago

CRI 180MP "Immersive Imaging System" + CEO Interview

In 2013, IPVM interviewed DHS on its ISIS (Imaging System for Immersive Surveillance) project, and now, after a decade of testing, a US company,...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 4 months ago | 5 Comments

Honeywell Acquires Carrier Access, Worst Case Scenario For LenelS2

Honeywell beat out two other large security industry companies to acquire Carrier Access, which is a worst-case scenario for LenelS2. UPDATE: Why...

By John Honovich - 4 months ago | 53 Comments

Lorex Tiny Print Box Disclosure: NDAA Banned

While Dahua divested Lorex to a Taiwan company a year ago, the new owner is now quietly disclosing it is still NDAA-banned. In this note, we...

By Conor Healy - 4 months ago

Integrators Acquisitions Are Bad For Customers, Says Security Consultant Michael Silva

Rolling up security integrators is an ongoing trend, but is it good or bad for end users? In this post, IPVM interviewed Michael Silva, a...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago | 9 Comments

Gallagher Access Control Cybersecurity + CTO Interview

Security researchers praised Gallagher for their cybersecurity approach, but how does Gallagher’s cybersecurity approach differ, and what...

By Mert Karakaya - 4 months ago | 14 Comments

Top Manufacturers Gaining and Losing 2023

The past three years have seen major shifts due to COVID, government bans, and product shortages, but what happened in 2023? This is the 10th...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago | 4 Comments

The Growing Power Of The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

At the center of US critical infrastructure protection (CIP) is an agency with little power to enforce cyber or physical security standards on...

By Conor Healy - 4 months ago

Verkada Directs Sales People To Cold Call Personal Cell Numbers

Aggressive Verkada sales tactics are their norm, far beyond normal security business practices. One of these is that Verkada management directs...

By Christie Smythe - 4 months ago | 12 Comments

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