Type Public Area served Worldwide Founded 2001 Headquarters Hangzhou | Traded as SZSE: 002236 Website www.dahuasecurity.com Revenue 1.6 billion USD (2015) Number of employees 9,000 | |
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Industry Video surveillance Solutions Products Security Cameras, Network Cameras, HDCVI analog-to-HD Solutions, NVR/DVR, PTZ Cameras, Fisheye Cameras | ||
Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. is a provider of video surveillance products and services, with the world’s 2nd largest market share, according to a 2015 IMS report.
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Dahua Technology's core product line includes network cameras, NVR, HDCVI cameras and HDCVI HCVRs—Dahua. Additionally, it produces intercoms, alarms, motion sensors and access control.
Dahua Technology provides video surveillance products to many markets, including banking, public security, energy, telecommunication, intelligent-building and intelligent-transportation.
HDCVI
High Definition Composite Video Interface (HDCVI) is brand new to the CCTV and security camera industry.As the HDCVI technology inventor and patent owner, Dahua has made it as a global open standard, providing open access for any third part, including competing manufacturers, to use HDCVI. Partnering with the HDcctv Alliance allows manufacturers to better collaborate on implementation of HDCVI 2.0 technology – carving the path for wider and quicker market acceptance.
Controversies
In September 2016, the largest DDoS attack to date, on KrebsOnSecurity.com, was traced back to a botnet. According to Internet provider Level 3, the most commonly infected devices in this botnet were Dahua cameras and DVRs.
HackRead reports that over one million Dahua cameras have been infected with the BASHLITE malware.