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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UL Solutions IPOs - Rare Public Company Owned By A Non-Profit

Originally a non-profit, UL, formerly known as Underwriters Laboratories, now owns a publicly traded entity worth more than $5 billion in a rare...

By Christie Smythe - 25 days ago | 2 Comments

How Axis Provides Unique ID For Devices With Edge Vault

Axis claims that it provides its devices with "unique IDs" that work like passports to increase security and integrity with its "Axis Edge Vault,"...

By bashis mcw - 26 days ago

ISC West 2024 Show Final Report

IPVM has finished covering the 2024 show live from Las Vegas across all days and providing live updates daily. In this final report, we...

By IPVM Team - 26 days ago | 23 Comments

3SI / Wren Acquires VMS Developer Surveill

Quietly, a new sizeable physical security company, with significant funding and now the leadership of the former Global President of Stanley...

By IPVM Team - 26 days ago | 2 Comments

Axis Launches Open Platform Cloud Connect

While Axis was very early to the cloud (AVHS, STS, etc.), in retrospect, too early, the company is now unveiling an entirely new platform at ISC...

By John Honovich and Jermaine Wilson - 26 days ago | 3 Comments

Digital ID’s Surging Global Adoption Examined

A shift to smartphone-based identification is emerging globally as various governments - already in the dozens - embrace digital ID schemes...

By Conor Healy and William Howard-Waddingham - 27 days ago

Eagle Eye CEO, The Eclipse And a Local Fox News Station

What do Eagle Eye's CEO, the eclipse, and a local news station 850 miles away from Eagle Eye's HQ have in common? Ostensibly, not anything.

By IPVM Team - 28 days ago

Centegix Sales Surge - Wearable Panic Button Provider Profile

Most people, even within physical security, will not know who Centegix is, but the company's sales are surging as a partial solution to school...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 28 days ago

Motorola Enters Alarm / Remote Monitoring

Part of a major growing trend of video surveillance providers expanding into alarm / remote monitoring, Motorola is now doing so with its Avigilon...

By John Honovich and Jermaine Wilson - 28 days ago | 18 Comments

Turing Touts "China's Best Cloud Video Surveillance" And 30,000+ Other Locations

A Turing marketing campaign demonstrates the deleterious effects of gaming search engines. A security professional recently brought this to...

By IPVM Team - 29 days ago | 3 Comments

NIST Disallows 3DES Encryption, Impact On Physical Access Control And Video Surveillance

Starting this year, NIST is disallowing 3DES encryption, which was broadly adopted in the 2000s and is still used in some physical access control...

By Mert Karakaya - about 1 month ago | 3 Comments

Silicon Valley Startup Lumana Raises $24 Million Profile

While Silicon Valley startups, such as Ambient, Rhombus, Spot, and Verkada, have made traction over the last few years in video surveillance,...

By Jermaine Wilson - about 1 month ago | 3 Comments

Barred Dahua Sneaks Back Into ISC West, SIA Shrugs

Dahua USA is exhibiting at ISC West 2024 despite being barred last year after being expelled by SIA for ethics violations. In this report, we...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - about 1 month ago | 9 Comments

NIST Version 2.0 Cybersecurity Framework Examined

The US government's NIST published a new version of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), calling it a landmark and the first major update in a...

By bashis mcw - about 1 month ago | 2 Comments

HID Mercury's Deceptive Open Marketing

A cornerstone of HID's Mercury Security marketing is that they "assure openness," but that is deceptive as HID / Mercury imposes significant...

By Jermaine Wilson - about 1 month ago | 44 Comments

Court Denies Dahua and Hikvision FCC Ban Appeal

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied Dahua and Hikvision's challenge to the FCC ban on new product...

By William Howard-Waddingham - about 1 month ago | 7 Comments

Identiv Sells Off Physical Access Control Business To French Provider Vitaprotech

In a $145 million deal, US access control provider Identiv is selling off its physical access control business to a French company, Vitaprotech,...

By Angelique Chen and Nikita Ermolaev - about 1 month ago | 2 Comments

Milestone 2023 Financials - Revenue, Profits, And Cloud Examined

Last year's financial report showed Milestone's revenue surging while its profit plunged. This note examines, based on an interview with...

By Angelique Chen - about 1 month ago

Tech Details of HID's Mercury Upcoming "Black" Boards

With HID's Mercury EOLing its widely used "red" boards in the next few months, questions have been raised about why and how the new "black" boards...

By Jermaine Wilson - about 1 month ago | 3 Comments

Directory of Video Surveillance Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities have escalated over the past few years and keeping track of who is impacted by each can be difficult. This list,...

By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago | 19 Comments

Video Surveillance Storage Usage (Hard Drives / SSD / Cloud) Statistics

For many years, hard drives were the obvious and often only real choice for recording video surveillance, but over the last few years, SSD drives,...

By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago

US Cyber Trust Mark Program Bars Dahua and Hikvision + Proposes Restrictions for PRC China Products

The FCC implemented the US Cyber Trust Mark program on March 14, 2024. For background, see: Enterprise IP Cameras Ineligible for US Cyber...

By Conor Healy and William Howard-Waddingham - about 1 month ago

ONVIF Working on Cloud IP Video Standard

With cloud video / VSaaS rising significantly, one major problem is the lack of standards or interoperability, making proprietary, locked-in, and...

By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago | 3 Comments

Top ISC West 2024 Booth Moves

ISC West tells us they expect a rebound to pre-pandemic attendance levels this year with far more exhibitors. But what are the top booth...

By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago | 11 Comments

Latch Acquires Property Management Business, Pursues Vertical Integration

As the latest of a series of turnaround moves, Latch has purchased a property management firm to vertically integrate property management...

By Christie Smythe - about 1 month ago

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