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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Verkada Favorability Statistics 2023

Verkada came in last place in IPVM's last favorability rankings but with $205 million in new funding and now having 900+ salespeople, has Verkada...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago | 8 Comments (Info+)

Motorola / Vigilant Sued By Partner Over Facial Recognition Agreement

Motorola's Vigilant, while better known for LPR, also provides facial recognition. However, a recently-filed $40 million lawsuit alleges that...

By Christie Smythe - 4 months ago | 5 Comments (Info+)

Vivotek Favorability Statistics 2023

Vivotek's revenue has surged, driven by growing ODM deals, but what do integrators think of the Taiwan manufacturer? Inside, we examine...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago (Info+)

2+ Million Views Viral Tweet On IPVM Dahua Protester Report, Boosted By Tech Investor

As fears about AI and the PRC rise, an IPVM reporter's tweet went viral, amassing over 2 million views, boosted by a prominent tech...

By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - 4 months ago | 2 Comments

Environmental Sensor Rankings 2023 - Disruptive, Halo, Meraki, Rhombus, Swift, Verkada

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By Katie Ferry - 4 months ago (Research)

Layoffs At Visitor Management Startup Envoy

While just a year ago, Envoy raised $111 million, touting they "can't stop, won't stop", the startup has now conducted significant...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago | 6 Comments (Info+)

Oosto CEO Interview 2023

Nearly 2 years ago Oosto (then AnyVision) raised $235 million but now the VC market has chilled and facial recognition acceptance is slower than...

By Charles Rollet - 4 months ago | 3 Comments (Info+)

Verkada LPR Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - 4 months ago | 2 Comments (Research)

Omnilert Visual Gun Detection Profile

Visual gun detection company, Omnilert, claims to "save lives through early threat detection" and "identify gun threats at first sight." In...

By Mert Karakaya - 4 months ago | 22 Comments (Info+)

Dahua Selling Protestor / Banner Alarms, Deletes Evidence

Political protests are quickly suppressed in the PRC, most famously with the recent Beijing Bridge Man banner. Dahua is offering a technological...

By Charles Rollet - 4 months ago (Info+)

Hanwha 1 High and 2 Medium Security Vulnerabilities 2023

IPVM discovered 3 vulnerabilities, 1 high and 2 medium severity, during cybersecurity testing of Hanwha IP cameras. We reported to Hanwha...

By bashis mcw - 4 months ago | 3 Comments

Verkada Below Average Facial Recognition Tested

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By Mert Karakaya - 4 months ago (Research)

Canon Leasing And Axis/Milestone Special Rates Examined

Leasing is uncommon for video surveillance systems but Canon is trying to change that. While it has owned Axis and Milestone for nearly a decade,...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago (Info+)

Video Surveillance History, 2000 - 2023

The video surveillance market has changed significantly since 2000, going from VCRs to now AI and the cloud. The goal of this history is to...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago | 72 Comments

Low-Tech Access Control: Master Keying Explained

Mechanical keys are one of the most fundamental forms of access control. 'Master Keying' can allow individually different credential keys to...

By Brian Rhodes - 4 months ago | 2 Comments (Info+)

Avigilon Alta (Ava) LPR Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - 4 months ago | 5 Comments (Research)

Uniview Favorability Statistics 2023

PRC-China-based Uniview has become an alternative to Dahua and Hikvision after the US NDAA ban and sanctions against its top rivals. However, the...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago (Info+)

Massive Leak Found For AJCloud, Top Provider for Amazon Sold IP Cameras, AJCloud Pushed Us to Hide Leak

IPVM discovered a massive data leak in Ajcloud's Gitlab open-source development platform. When we notified the company, they asked us to hide their...

By bashis mcw and Sean Patton - 4 months ago | 2 Comments

NVR Rankings 2023 - Axis, Dahua, DW, Geovision, Hanwha, Hikvision, Speco (TVT), Uniview, Vivotek

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By Ethan Ace - 4 months ago | 8 Comments (Research)

Storage Competitor Lawsuit: MBX Vs. Tom Larson

Tom Larson has been a leader at 3 notable storage competitors in the last 3 years, leaving BCD as CTO, briefly becoming director of safety and...

By Christie Smythe - 4 months ago | 7 Comments (Info+)

Oosto Cuts Execs, Expands to Cloud And Reidentification

Oosto is going through a major management shake-up, while also announcing a significant shift in architecture and analytics offering. Oosto...

By Sean Patton and Charles Rollet - 4 months ago | 6 Comments (Info+)

Hikvision And Dahua AI Plans Examined

Hikvision and Dahua are touting new AI plans to their PRC investors as ChatGPT sparks an AI frenzy in the PRC. The manufacturers face...

By Charles Rollet - 4 months ago | 2 Comments (Info+)

Ubiquiti Favorability Statistics 2023

Ubiquiti has been one of the most commonly complained about manufacturers in our product shortage surveys but how would this impact the...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago (Info+)

Weak IFSEC 2023, Now 2024 Show Moving 6 Months Back

IFSEC International's show traffic was widely criticized, with a senior manager at Hikvision, one of its largest exhibitors, even calling it a...

By Charles Rollet - 4 months ago | 11 Comments (Info+)

Critical Vulnerabilities In Hikvision Hik-Connect, Hikvision Hides From Public

IPVM discovered vulnerabilities that allowed taking over any Hik-Connect user's account simply by listening to network traffic. Hikvision...

By bashis mcw and Sean Patton - 4 months ago | 2 Comments

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