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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Dahua ‘Duplicitous’ Says Botnet Victim

The victim of the record-breaking botnet, Brian Krebs, is calling Dahua duplicitous in its statements about the Mirai botnet. He says Dahua should...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 18 Comments

VMS Installer Sizes Getting Out of Control

Huge VMS file sizes increase installation size and can cause problems in the field. As VMSes become more mature and add features their file size...

By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 26 Comments

Axis Employees Get $100 Bonus For Beating Out Avigilon

Axis offered its employees a $100 bonus for beating out Avigilon's VMS, according to an Axis communication obtained by IPVM. Axis...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 19 Comments

Lead Hikvision Ezviz Direct-to-Customer Sales

Hikvision continues to ramp up its direct-to-customer sales. And you can lead the team. In this note, we examine what Hikvision is seeking, what...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 26 Comments

4 Biggest Low Light Problems

100 integrators told IPVM what their biggest problems were with low light images. The most commonly cited themes were: Limited IR Range Uneven...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 12 Comments

Samsung 'Q' Low-Cost 1080p Dome Tested

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By John Scanlan - over 7 years ago | 10 Comments

Arecont Magnetic Dome Mount Examined

Manufacturers are increasingly trying to differentiate cameras with features to simplify / speed up installation. At ASIS 2016, Arecont showed an...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 15 Comments

How And When ONVIF Will Support H.265

ONVIF Profile S does not support H.265. And Profile S is what literally every ONVIF device supports today for video. So what happens to H.265...

By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 10 Comments

Hikvision CEO Admits Hikvision China State-Owned Company

Hikvision's CEO admitted that Hikvision is a China state-owned company, during a 2015 visit to Hikvision from Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 111 Comments

Avigilon CEO Aims For $3 Billion

Despite Avigilon's stock price collapse, management turnover, decelerating growth and net losses, Avigilon CEO shows that he is optimistic as...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 11 Comments

Why Surveillance Pros Rationally Won't Care About The Massive Dahua Mirai Attack

The physical security industry has been fairly indifferent to cyber security (e.g., see the Cyber Security For Video Surveillance Study). Here, we...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 18 Comments

Dahua Won't Say, But Anyone With Telnet Enabled Is At Risk

Dahua has decided not to provide details they have about how hackers are exploiting their products. They explained: A public statement about...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 9 Comments

Intrusion Motion Sensors Tutorial

Motion sensors are one of the most common, and most useful alarm sensors, but they also often cause problems. Many motion sensors types exist and...

By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 10 Comments

FLIR Buys Point Grey For $253M

FLIR's acquisition streak continues, announcing an acquisition of Point Grey Research for $253M in cash. Other notable FLIR deals include: FLIR...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 2 Comments

VSaaS Startup Morphean Raises $5 Million For Global Expansion

There is money to be made in VSaaS. At least that is what the investors of Morphean believe. The Swiss company received a $5M investment to expand...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 2 Comments

Axis Zipstream 2 Tested

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By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 31 Comments

Undercover Investigation Into Hikvision

An undercover investigation into Hikvision's HQ was conducted by a leading UK newspaper, the Daily Mail, revealing how Hikvision's video...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 85 Comments

Arecont To Release Industries' Best H.265 Support

Go big, or go home. That seems to be Arecont's philosophy for H.265, they say they are working on the "best" H.265 implementation in the...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 2 Comments

Wall Street Journal Runs Report on Dahua Hack

The Wall Street Journal is bringing attention to the massive Dahua attack we reported on Tuesday. In an Thursday article entitled, "Hackers Infect...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 10 Comments

Dahua USA CEO Tim Wang, Where Is Your Integrity?

Dahua USA CEO Tim Wang and Dahua Director of Marketing Tim Shen shared their IPVM passwords extensively, resulting in Dahua USA CEO's account...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 99 Comments

The 'Last Chance to Save' On Hikvision Is Here

It is over. After at least 8 across the board price cuts in the past 10 months, including an unprecedented back to back 20% off, Hikvision has...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 24 Comments

Allegion NDE Wireless Lock Profile

While wireless locks are one of the hottest areas of access control, two of its biggest challenges are high cost and limited integration with...

By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 3 Comments

Axis 4MP Camera Tested (M3046-V)

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By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 10 Comments

Hiring Spree At Aimetis 6 Months After Being Acquired

Aimetis was acquired in April 2016, and is now expanding almost all of their departments, hiring employees from Axis and other industry...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 9 Comments

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