Hikvision was founded in 2001 by Zhejiang HIK Information Technology Co.
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Hikvision was founded in 2001 by Zhejiang HIK Information Technology Co.
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Hikvision is an IoT solution provider with video surveillance market as its core competency.
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In May 2017, Hikvision established Hikstorage, a subsidiary focused on the production of storage devices.
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In 2022, Hikvision was awarded a Chinese government contract to develop software to track "key people" in order to prevent them from entering Beijing.
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In 2021, IPVM alleged that Hikvision was created and controlled by the Chinese government.
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Alan West, in a 2016 interview published by The Times, suggested that Hikvision's ownership raised ethical and security concerns when it came to the usage of Hikvision's products by the British government.
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In May 2017, seven series of Hikvision cameras were affected by an improper authentication vulnerability which, if exploited, could allow "a malicious attacker [to] escalat[e] his or her privileges or assum[e] the identity of an authenticated user and [obtain] sensitive data, " according to the U S Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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In 2022, Axios reported that Hikvision had hired FTI Consulting to conduct cybersecurity audits of its products.
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Hikvision expressed its opposition to the U S decision and stated that they believe the decision had no factual basis.
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In July 2021, the UK Foreign Affairs Select Committee published a report stating that Hikvision cameras "have been deployed throughout Xinjiang, and provide the primary camera technology used in the internment camps".
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In January 2021, the United States of America banned government installations of information communication equipment from brands based in the People's Republic of China, including Hikvision, which was of particular concern due to its use by over 300 government agencies.
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