Have to remove hikvision from network - any alternatives?

[willtech]

Hikvision’s response to the BBC Panorama broadcast: https://www.hikvision.com/content/dam/hikvision/uk/marketing-portal/catalogues/Letter-to-partners-BBC-Broadcast-26.06.23.pdf Edited June 27, 2023 by willtech

[ITGURU]

Shodan will find you all the internet connected nrvs and cameras!

[Net_Man]

Microsoft is not the fastest at plugging vulnerabilities and the updates often break other areas. Why are we still using Windows, is it because it is an American company and not Chinese

 

What is the alternative to using Hikvision, all this is about America boosting it own economy in my humble opinion

[FN-GM]

What is the alternative to using Hikvision, all this is about America boosting it own economy in my humble opinion

 

Axis are one of the biggest CCTV players on the market. They are based in Sweden.

[PotNoodleTech]

Axis are one of the biggest CCTV players on the market. They are based in Sweden.

 

Yes but your talking 2000 a camera rather than 200? Not really a competitor to hikvision.

[FN-GM]

Yes but your talking 2000 a camera rather than 200? Not really a competitor to hikvision.

 

closer to £200 actually - https://www.networkwebcams.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=35&products_id=3797

 

And it’s not all about money in the real world…

 

And not American conspiracy as referenced above.

Edited July 2, 2023 by FN-GM

[FN-GM]

Yes to some degree it is definately political. However, securing any IOT device or device that communicates over the cloud should be mandatory.

 

There will always be people trying to get round the latest technology.

 

Agreed. But expand that to any device, cloud connected or not.

[markberry]

We use Axis. Cameras are a little more expensive but the software is free and can be installed on your own hardware.

[jmak]

Confirmation from UK Government that the Hikvision ban only applies to sensitive sites such as defence and intelligence:

 

"The policy represents instruction and advice to central government departments. It does not apply to private individuals or businesses or other public authorities (outside the central government estate)"

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/23/chinese-surveillance-firm-hikvision-recommits-to-uk-after-new-guidance?

[pooley]

Ah that's interesting. Our LA had gone quiet and not got me to remove the current install and I hadn't pushed the issue by installing new cameras. Now you've posted this I'll get the HT on it.

[Chockster]

That's a relief. I've got three sitting on my desk that can now get installed.

[Olliedawg]

We’ve just had a Hikvision install done, about 32 cameras if i remember rightly.

[synaesthesia]

Another knee-jerk reaction from our leaders that would have inevitably ended up with businesses, schools etc telling them where to go regardless of who controls the network. People making decisions without knowing facts never ends well! It would have ended up with several people here giving the LA a middle finger or 20; we have nearing 130 cameras plus supporting infrastructure! And all perfectly safe being properly secured and relevant access only. Worst case scenario would be a VLAN setup and a few separate switches to keep them off "their network" at least in the eyes of any scanning software.