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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Project Documentation Forms & Work Order Guide

This form may be one of the most important tools integrators can have when doing install and service work. Inside, we provide a sample...

By Brian Rhodes - 4 months ago | 5 Comments

1X Raises $100M For Consumer Market Androids / Robots

ADT (Commercial, now Everon) has heavily publicized security robots via its partnership with 1X, formerly Halodi. Now, 1X has announced $100...

By Mert Karakaya - 4 months ago | 2 Comments

Dormakaba Saflok Key Derivation Function (KDF) Algorithm Cracked

The secret Key Derivation Function (KDF) algorithm in the Saflok RFID system from Dormakaba is cracked, allowing an attacker to calculate the...

By bashis mcw - 4 months ago

Motorola Calipsa SMTP Integration Problems

While Calipsa was acquired by Motorola nearly two years ago, their analytics still use SMTP to "integrate" with cameras, but what are the...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago | 9 Comments

PRC China Smart Home Companies Outnumber US Ones At CES 2024

For the first time since 2019, IPVM returns to CES in Las Vegas, a show that in 2024 had more PRC China smart home/home security companies than...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 4 months ago

Bosch 3 Vulnerabilities December 2023 Analyzed

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By bashis mcw - 4 months ago

Proposed Federal Surveillance Law Targets Car Data, Likely Excludes LPR

The US has lagged behind the UK, the EU, and Canada in passing data privacy protections. Though there is still no unified federal law or proposal,...

By William Howard-Waddingham - 4 months ago

Turing AI President Speaks About Future And Financials

Turing AI emphasizes being a US company and is actively raising capital to grow, but with many product strategy shifts throughout its history,...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago | 4 Comments

Dahua Launders Reputation Countering Human Rights Abuses

For years, Dahua has refused to acknowledge designing "Uyghur warnings" for police and Xinjiang mass surveillance, which the UN deemed a "highly...

By Conor Healy - 4 months ago

Free Visible Weapon Detection, Iterate.ai Examined

With school shootings rising, there are many new entrants in the weapons detection market. Iterate.ai recently made USA Today for its free visible...

By Jermaine Wilson - 4 months ago | 2 Comments

US-Mexico CTPAT Security Standards Examined

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By Conor Healy - 4 months ago

Ajax Expands Into Video Surveillance

Ajax Systems has emerged as one of the largest alarm / intrusion equipment companies. Now, they are expanding into video surveillance, but what...

By Jermaine Wilson - 4 months ago | 8 Comments

Eagle Eye Vs Verkada

Verkada is now worth billions of dollars and has popularized the Hostage as a Service (HaaS) model. Now, Eagle Eye's CEO, Dean Drako, has publicly...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago | 37 Comments

New PRC China Restrictions Unlikely Until After 2024 Election

When the US government takes action against PRC China technology companies, like the NDAA ban, it can have wide-ranging impacts on physical...

By Conor Healy - 4 months ago | 3 Comments

Brivo CEO Speaks On Enterprise Expansion & Sales Organization Growth

For many years, Brivo was primarily focused on SMB and had a relatively small sales organization. But, with compounding growth and $92 million of...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago

Flock Warns Custom Hot Lists Are Not Probable Cause

Highlighting the risk of misusing custom LPR hot lists, Flock Safety has cautioned law enforcement against making arrests exclusively based on...

By Christie Smythe - 4 months ago | 10 Comments

VSaaS Free Trial Offers Are Misleading - Avigilon, Eagle Eye, Meraki, Rhombus, Verkada

While Verkada's practice of sending free trial users to collections is shocking - and has even impacted an airport - the issue of VSaaS companies...

By William Howard-Waddingham - 4 months ago

Problems of OEMing: How ADI Silently Switched From Hikvision To Dahua To Sunell

The explosive arrest of a Dahua partner who allegedly defrauded the government with hidden NDAA-banned products has drawn attention to a broader...

By IPVM Team - 4 months ago

CMOS Sensor Types (FSI, BSI, Stacked BSI) Tutorial

CMOS imagers are widely used in surveillance cameras, but what distinguishes the various CMOS types and their impact on imaging quality? IPVM...

By Mert Karakaya - 4 months ago

Bosch To Become "Pure Play" Integrator After Security Business Sale, Says Paladin President

While last year, Bosch's acquisition of Paladin, a large security integrator, raised channel conflict concerns, Bosch's subsequent move to divest...

By Angelique Chen - 4 months ago

Dahua Partner Arrested For Alleged $15 Million NDAA Fraud Relabelling Dahua

The US Department of Justice has filed criminal fraud charges against a video surveillance seller over allegedly misrepresenting millions in...

By Conor Healy - 4 months ago | 21 Comments

Wyze Intends To Be Cash Flow Positive Analyzed

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By John Honovich - 4 months ago

Access Control vs Video Surveillance Profitability Statistics

Access control and video surveillance saw many advancements in the last decade with the rise of AI, cloud, mobile, and more, but which is more...

By Jermaine Wilson - 4 months ago

Ex-Verkada Partner Reliant IT Files For Bankruptcy

Reliant IT, founded by a man convicted for an $11 million fraud, grew quickly, fueled by sales and promotion of Verkada products in the last four...

By Charles Rollet - 4 months ago | 6 Comments

The Future of Video Analytics - CNNs Vs. VITs (Visual Inference Transformers)

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By Mert Karakaya - 4 months ago | 3 Comments

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