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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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If You Have 4 Cameras, You Can Throw Them Away, If You Have 400, They Throw You Away

Do users care about anything but price? Do user care about cybersecurity? Do users care about trusting their supplier? These have become...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 30 Comments

Chinese Government Hikvision Surveillance System On US Government Network

Hikvision, the Chinese government-owned manufacturer, has publicly claimed that their products are running on a US government network. Moreover,...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 8 Comments

VSaaS Usage Statistics 2018

VSaaS has been a 'next big thing' for more than a decade. The prospect of managing, storing and streaming video from the cloud rather than...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 6 Comments

Vivint Streety Video Strengthens Door Knocking

Vivint is famous (or infamous depending on your perspective) for mastering large scale door to door selling. The company has skyrocketed from a...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 13 Comments

Axis: "It’s A Question Of Trust And Who You Want To Be Associated With"

Who do you trust? Who do you want to be associated with? Axis is raising hard questions to start 2018. In this note, we examine these questions,...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 46 Comments

'Defiant' Hikvision 'Strikes Back' At WSJ And US

The fight is on. Hikvision and their owner, the Chinese government, 'strikes back' against the Wall Street Journal and US politicians raising...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 9 Comments

The 2018 Surveillance Industry Guide

The 300 page, 2018 Video Surveillance Industry Guide, covering the key events and the future of the video surveillance market, is now available,...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago

This High Schooler Is Excited About His Future Security Career

A common lament is that smart, young people have little interest in surveillance systems. In fact, discussions like Should Talented Young People...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 25 Comments

"First Of Its Kind" Stove Knob Alarm Sensor (2GIG)

At CES 2018, 2Gig/Nortek announced the Stove & Grill Guard, a "first of its kind" sensor in the security industry, allowing users to be...

By Ethan Ace - over 6 years ago | 15 Comments

Amazon Deep Learning Partnership With AgentVi

Amazon is aiming to grow its Kinesis Video Streams offering that "enables you to quickly build computer vision and ML applications" in the cloud....

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 11 Comments

Hikvision Removed From US Army Base, Congressional Hearing Called

Hikvision has been removed from a US Army Base and a US congressional committee is planning a hearing on cybersecurity risks and specifically,...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 66 Comments

CES 2018 Show Final Report

This is IPVM's final edition of our 2018 CES show report. Below are already numerous images and commentary, with more coming tomorrow. CES is...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 38 Comments

Hanwha ExtraLux Camera Tested

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By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 28 Comments

Security Integrator Project Management Certifications

Certifications are a common option for technology professionals looking to improve skills and gain validation. But how about for project...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 12 Comments

Canon Launches World's Most Expensive IP Camera (ME20F-SHN)

Canon has launched the ME20F-SHN , likely the world's most expensive single imager, non-thermal, IP camera at ~$20,000. And Canon subsidiary...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 31 Comments

Hikvision Declares 'Never Click On Links In Emails'

Hikvision is stepping up its cybersecurity efforts with a clear recommendation - to never click on links in emails: It is a surprising change...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 24 Comments

Axis Granted Review of Arecont Multi-Imager: 'More Likely Than Not' 'Unpatentable'

In 2016, Arecont publicly threatened Axis [link no longer available] with infringing on their multi-imager patent. In 2017, Axis responded by...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago

Hikvision IR Bullet Camera Shootout

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By Ethan Ace - over 6 years ago | 6 Comments

The Interceptor Aims To Fix Vulnerability In Millions of Alarm Systems

Security executive Jeffery Zwirn claims a 'catastrophic' flaw exists in 'millions of alarm systems', and dealers could be liable if not fixed. His...

By Brian Rhodes - over 6 years ago | 199 Comments

Intel Flaw Impact on VMS / NVRs Examined

A flaw has been found in Intel processors that exposes protected memory to unauthorized access. The flaw requires fundamental changes to operating...

By Brian Karas - over 6 years ago | 55 Comments

Multicasting Surveillance Tutorial

Network bandwidth can be a concern for some surveillance systems. While improvements in video codecs, such as smart codecs for H.264 and H.265,...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 64 Comments

3MP and 5MP Cameras Going Widescreen

For years, 3MP and 5MP cameras used the traditional 4:3 aspect ratio. Now, in an emerging trend, newer generation 3MP and 5MP cameras use 16:9...

By Ethan Ace - over 6 years ago | 10 Comments

Chinese Government Attacks Western Reports

The Chinese government is angry at the BBC and WSJ's reporting on Chinese video surveillance (see BBC Features Dahua and WSJ Investigates China's...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 25 Comments

MIT Biggest Failures: Knightscope Robots

From the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the MIT Technology review has picked a security industry company among its...

By John Honovich - over 6 years ago | 14 Comments

Multi-Imager Camera Guide

Multi-imager cameras are an attractive option for covering wide areas compared to multiple fixed cameras traditionally used: In this guide, we...

By IPVM Team - over 6 years ago | 10 Comments

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