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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Convergint Aims For $10 Billion Annual Revenue

No security integrator has ever gotten close to doing $10 billion in annual revenue, but that is what Convergint aims to do. The company,...

By John Honovich - about 2 months ago | 21 Comments

Triton Speaks About Investing In Access Control And WaveLynx

Private equity firms, such as Triton, are investing billions of dollars collectively into physical security, but who is Triton, and why have they...

By Angelique Chen - about 2 months ago

Evolv CEO Lies: "Unless You Are Carrying A Weapon You Get To Walk Right In"

Just a day before the SEC told Evolv it was investigating the company, Evolv's CEO Peter George repeatedly lied in an interview with Forbes. Watch...

By Conor Healy - about 2 months ago | 5 Comments

Genetec New Architecture - Launches Security Center SaaS

While Genetec (and Milestone) have been two of the biggest VMSes for the past two decades, serious questions exist about what they will do as the...

By John Honovich and Jermaine Wilson - about 2 months ago | 15 Comments

How Wavelynx Lead LEAF Aims To Break HID Access Lock-In

Lock-in is a significant problem for high-frequency HID access control (SE, Seos, even HID DESFire, etc.), with the mega-manufacturer tightly...

By Nikita Ermolaev - about 2 months ago

Major Changes at IFSEC

For decades, the IFSEC show had been UK's biggest in security, but it has declined precipitously over the last few years and, now, the organizers...

By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago

The SEC Is Investigating Evolv

While Evolv has been scrutinized publicly for the past two years, now it faces its most serious challenge - an investigation by the US Securities...

By Conor Healy - about 2 months ago | 5 Comments

Detecting Dahua and Hikvision OEMs Guide 2024

In light of the January 2024 criminal charges against a video surveillance vendor who allegedly misrepresented millions in relabeled Dahua as NDAA...

By Conor Healy, bashis mcw, and John Scanlan - about 2 months ago

Camera Resolution Usage Statistics 2024

New releases for super high-resolution cameras have slowed, but how is that impacting the actual adoption of higher-resolution cameras? This...

By Jermaine Wilson - 2 months ago

Worst NVR/VMS Manufacturers 2024

NVR / VMS problems can be especially problematic as these are the main interface for most users but which ones have integrators found to be the...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago | 5 Comments

Lorex Still Selling Dahua, Import Records Show

Lorex may be under new Taiwan ownership, but that has not stopped it from selling relabeled Dahua. In fact, the company's imports from Dahua have...

By Conor Healy - 2 months ago | 2 Comments

Why HID Says Credential Numbers Should Be Kept Secret

While credential numbers are commonly printed on cards, HID recently warned (in its major, mandatory update) that credential numbers should be...

By Mert Karakaya - 2 months ago | 13 Comments

"Incite Chaos and Panic": PRC Hacking US Critical Infrastructure Says FBI, CISA Report

A years-long PRC China government hacking effort obtained access to systems at critical infrastructure sites, including some surveillance camera...

By Conor Healy - 2 months ago | 2 Comments

Latch Launches "Don't Die, Get NOI" Smart Device Campaign

Publicly traded companies rarely run marketing campaigns emphasizing not dying, but Latch, which has been delisted and is in the process of...

By Christie Smythe - 2 months ago

Convergint Hires Former Publicly Traded Company CEO

Convergint now has 10,000+ employees, a massive amount for a security integrator, but who is their new leader? Convergint went outside the...

By John Honovich - 2 months ago | 7 Comments

How Smaller Integrators Can Win Over Larger Ones, Explains Fortune 1000 End User

Billion-dollar integrators are becoming more powerful (for example, ADT/Everon, Covergint, Pavion), so how can smaller integrators compete for...

By Angelique Chen and Christie Smythe - 2 months ago | 13 Comments

DroneShield Targets $190+ Million Revenue

Drones are becoming an increasing concern for militaries and enterprise customers worldwide, and a drone defense specialist, DroneShield, aims to...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 2 months ago

Motorola Acquires Silent Sentinel

Motorola now has more than a dozen physical security acquisitions, now adding UK long-range camera specialist Silent Sentinel. In this note, we...

By John Honovich and Jermaine Wilson - 2 months ago

"Completely Irrelevant": Verkada CEO Derides Access / Video Sales Experience

Verkada's relationship with security professionals has been complicated, at best, with the company now wanting to win over security integrators,...

By John Honovich - 2 months ago | 56 Comments

Hikvision Joins UN Compact Despite Human Rights Abuses

Hikvision has joined Dahua in a United Nations group of corporations committed to advancing human rights despite their complicity in possible...

By Conor Healy - 2 months ago

How Flipper Zero Can And Cannot Hack or Harm Cars

While social media posters have exaggerated how harmful Flipper Zero is to cars, some cars are at risk of being stolen, and most cars can still be...

By Mert Karakaya - 2 months ago

Canada to Restrict Flipper Zero Sales To "Legitimate Actors Only"

Many media sources have reported that Canada is working to restrict Flipper Zero, and the Canadian government confirmed to IPVM that it is...

By William Howard-Waddingham - 2 months ago

Favorite VMS/NVR Manufacturers 2024

Three major shifts within the top 5 integrator selections show that the market is changing. Inside, we break down the 2024 rankings,...

By IPVM Team - 2 months ago

LVT CTO And CEO Speaks About Creating A New Category

On the one hand, LVT was definitely not the first to offer "trail" or "portable" cameras, and many other providers exist. But LVT has become quite...

By John Honovich and Jermaine Wilson - 2 months ago | 5 Comments

Gun Found at Evolv School Mega-Customer

A school district that has paid more than $15 million for Evolv is investigating how a gun found was not detected by Evolv. IPVM spoke with...

By Conor Healy - 2 months ago | 3 Comments

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