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No One Should Ever Use Simplisafe, Alleges Zwirn

Simplisafe, the upstart DIY intrusion alarm system, is increasingly Public Enemy Number One in the alarm business. Recently, Security Sales ran an...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago

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

Axis Secretly Paid Anixter Sales People To Push Axis NVRs

Internal Axis communication shows how Axis paid Anixter and Tri-Ed sales people with secret bonuses to push Axis NVRs. In this report, we examine...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago

US Embassy Requires Hikvision Cameras

The US Embassy in Kabul Afghanistan has required only Hikvision cameras in a new US federal government bid. However: Hikvision was founded...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago

Dahua Distributor Angered "Always Give Good News About Hikvision"

A Dahua distributor is angry that "IPVM always give good news about HIKvision while destroys Dahua." I can understand the frustration, not of...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago

Dahua Fakes Being American

Robbed from the Hikvision playbook, now Dahua takes it turn. Dahua, China's second largest manufacturer, is ramping up its marketing. Dahua...

By John Honovich - almost 8 years ago

Avigilon "Probably Going To Zero Within The Next Two Years" Charges Analyst

The analyst who blasted Avigilon 2 weeks ago as being a Cash Strapped, Commodity Company is not backing down one bit. Indeed, the original target...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago

Hikvision Rejects Responsibility for Hacked Hikvision Cameras

After a massive number of Hikvision cameras were hacked, Hikvision has added new, and questionable legal language, declaring that Hikvision will...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago

ADT's Terrible "Business Video Special"

ADT is special. Pricing for HD video has gone down sharply, but not for ADT whose "less than $2 a day offer" is quite impressive.

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago

Drako Launches Fake Charity Sales Promotion

There is nothing quite like a really rich guy using charity to sell surveillance systems. The children may be the future, but for Eagle Eye...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago

Hikvision (Stops) Lying About Ezviz Security

Hikvision promoted the security of their directly sold Ezviz consumer line to Americans in a March 9, 2016 release. False It featured this false...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago

Samsung Losing Its Name and Integrity

Samsung's video surveillance division told everyone that nothing was going to change. They were wrong, if not lying. They are losing the Samsung...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago

ADI More Bad Advice: Network Switches

Run with scissors? Play in traffic? Trust ADI for networking advice? The last we checked with ADI, they were promoting bogus numbers from a...

By Brian Karas - about 8 years ago

Tyco's Best Blurring Camera is Here

Tyco has just unveiled, what it boasts, as delivering "the best quality color image" in night mode. That is, if you like slow moving people to be...

By John Honovich - about 8 years ago

Chinese Company HNA Buys Ingram Micro For $6 Billion ALL Cash

We take it back; All the things about Ingram Micro being a bunch of fools. They have totally redeemed themselves. Faced with an increasingly...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

Avigilon Trumps Axis' Deceptive Ad With A Real One

Axis and Avigilon are reversing roles. While the IP video pioneer increasingly loosens its ethical standards, Avigilon has responded with a well...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

Axis Is In Denial About HD Analog

For more than a decade, Axis' #1 argument against analog has been no HD. This, of course, is no longer the case. Unfortunately, Axis remains in...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

ADI Fooled By Shady 'Research' Report

You probably see these reports. Huge, unrealistic, growth projections from firms you have never head of. And you probably do not give it a second...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

Axis: Take Down This Deceptive Commercial

Axis' puzzling marketing campaign continues, reaching a new low. Check out this commercial:

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

An Inside Look Into Dahua

Dahua is the 'other' billion dollar plus Chinese manufacturer. Large in its own right, just not as huge or as well connected with the Chinese...

By Ethan Ace - over 8 years ago

Arecont and Bosch - Default Security Risk

Default passwords are a major security risk, enabling hackers around the world to access and control devices like IP cameras (using Shodan, turning...

By IPVM Team - over 8 years ago

Honeywell Scares People In Their Own Homes

ADI's corporate parent is evidently just as good with scare tactics as ADI is. SSN ran an article on a Honeywell survey, declaring: "Two-thirds...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

ADI Scare Tactics Against DIY Security

ADI wants you to buy alarm system parts from them, not those kits on the Internet. Leveraging scare tactics, they have made an unsurprisingly...

By Brian Rhodes - over 8 years ago

Avigilon CEO Solution for Terror Attacks

Ripped from the headlines, spurred on by the France terror attacks, Avigilon's CEO has a solution. Inside this note we look at his aggressive...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

Ingram Micro is Back to Defend IP!

With $40+ billion annual sales, Ingram Micro is a mega distributor. But they have never been anything in physical security. Their last major push...

By John Honovich - over 8 years ago

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