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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 - 25 days ago

New Products Show April 2023 Concluded - Watch On-Demand

The April 2023 New Products Show Has Concluded! All videos may be watched on the Online Shows Page. Watch: What Makes IPVM Online Shows...

By IPVM Team - about 1 year ago

FLIR Favorability Statistics 2023

2 years ago, Teledyne acquired FLIR. FLIR has had a rocky recent past, booming briefly with "COVID cameras" but struggling with its security...

By Angelique Chen - about 1 year ago

Teledyne / FLIR Security Profile

A year ago, Teledyne acquired FLIR for $8 billion, but what has now become of FLIR's security/video surveillance business? The 2010s were...

By John Honovich and Sean Patton - about 2 years ago

FDA 2022 Study Warns Against High Risk, High Traffic Fever Screening

FDA scientists published a new fever camera study which found strong performance when strict standards are maintained. However, the study warned...

By Conor Healy - about 2 years ago

Hazardous & Explosion Proof Video Surveillance

Placing surveillance cameras in hazardous, highly flammable environments calls for specially-rated equipment which is certified not to spark or...

By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago

New Products Show Oct. 2021 - 42 Videos On-Demand

The October 2021 New Products Show is complete. All videos may be watched on the Shows Page. Watch: What Makes IPVM Online Shows Different...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago

Leica BLK247 LiDAR / Thermal / Video Surveillance System Tested

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By Rob Kilpatrick - over 2 years ago

60+ Donations from Dahua, Hikvision and Huawei to Latin American Governments Examined

Dahua, Hikvision, and Huawei have made 60+ donations of equipment to 12 Latin American governments since 2014, a departure from the way the PRC...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago

Video Surveillance Resolution Tutorial

Understanding video surveillance resolution can be surprisingly difficult and complex. While the word 'resolution' seems self-explanatory, its use...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago

Georgia Integrator Defends 70 Hikvision Fever Camera Install

The owner of the Georgia integrator who sold 70 Hikvision fever cameras which were recently shut down spoke to IPVM at length and explained what...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago

Dear FDA: Why Eagle Eye Needs To Be Punished

IPVM has sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, and Jeffrey E. Shuren, Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health after...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - over 2 years ago

Colombia Drops Temperature Screening, Fever Camera Market Crashes

Colombia's government has dropped its temperature screening mandate. IPVM examines the impact on the local 'fever' camera market. For previous...

By Robert Wren Gordon - over 2 years ago

40+ Alternatives to Dahua & Hikvision For Video Surveillance Camera Manufacturing

As bans against Dahua and Hikvision rise (from Taiwan's ban to the US NDAA ban to an impending FCC ban and a recommended UK ban), people around the...

By Ethan Ace - over 2 years ago

Glossary / Acronyms for Video Surveillance

This directory provides definitions and explanations for over 90 common video surveillance industry terms, including links to related IPVM...

By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago

FDA-Violating Eagle Eye Fever Screening Endangers Schools

Eagle Eye is flagrantly and knowingly violating FDA guidelines with fever screening at a US school district, plus running a marketing campaign for...

By Robert Wren Gordon and Gurami Jamaspishvili - over 2 years ago

Dahua Now Admits Bus Fever Screening Ineffective

For a year Dahua marketed and deployed fever screening on buses. Now, after IPVM inquired about recent Dahua promotions of this, Dahua admits this...

By Robert Wren Gordon - almost 3 years ago

224 Hikvision Products Banned for One Year by South Korea

The South Korean government has revoked authorizations for 224 Hikvision products over forged test reports, forcing Hikvision to withdraw the...

By Charles Rollet - almost 3 years ago

64 Video Surveillance Startups Directory 2021

This directory provides a list of video surveillance startups to help you see and research what companies are new or not yet broadly...

By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago

EU Parliament Removes Hikvision, Citing Human Rights Abuses

The EU Parliament voted to remove its Hikvision fever cameras due to human rights abuses, passing an amendment with 89.4% of 701 MEPs voting in...

By Charles Rollet - almost 3 years ago

Amazon Responds to US Senators On Dahua

Amazon has responded to the US Senators who questioned its purchase of Dahua fever cameras, saying "we do not intend" to purchase the products...

By Charles Rollet - about 3 years ago

Sunell Receives FDA Warning Letter

The US FDA has sent a warning letter to Sunell due to its sales of "adulterated and misbranded products", i.e. its widely relabelled Panda...

By Isabella Cheng - about 3 years ago

IPVM Scientific Study Published by Journal of Biomedical Optics Shows Systematic Temperature Screening Manipulation

In a new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, IPVM researchers found that devices from 7 different manufacturers...

By Conor Healy - about 3 years ago

FLIR Favorability Statistics 2021

FLIR has been criticized for its struggling conventional surveillance business and praised for its restrained approach to fever screening. But...

By Ethan Ace - about 3 years ago

ADI Violates FDA - "Monitor Multiple People's Body Temperatures At Once"

ADI is touting body temperature detection systems despite the fact that the US FDA has publicly warned against such usage. ADI, as the world's...

By Conor Healy and John Honovich - about 3 years ago

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