voice of the security industry Keen Yao, Hikvision, respons to statements about cyber security by the CEO of Genetec, Pierre Racz “Racz provides vague accusations and Pierre Racz, CEO of Genetec was interviewed by Detektor International 1/2017. His claims in that interview (also published on Securityworldhotel.com) are the target for the heavy criticism in the open letter, written by Keen Yao, the VP of Hikvision International Business Center. In the Detektor-interview Pierre Racz talks about why Genetec has imposed special restrictions on the use of Hikvision products, connected to the Genetec VMS platform. Keen Yao reponds with this open letter: “Genetec´s CEO Pierre Racz’s recent comments in an interview with Detektor Magazine, mimic an American blogger site (John Honovich, IPVM.com, publisher’s note), whose sole business goal appears to be instilling fear, uncertainty and doubt about Hikvision because it is a Chinese company. The Genetec leader’s rants about war, espionage and treachery are certainly worthy of a Hollywood tabloid, but security professionals and integrators can see through Pierre Racz’s fear-mongering. They notice that Racz provides vague accusations and outrageous claims. In the interview with Detektor Magazine, Pierre Racz proclaims that “governments have told us they are extremely concerned with the origin of these [Hikvision] products.” Racz does not specify which governments are concerned, but those governments must have their proverbial heads in the proverbial sand, because there are no secrets about the origins of Hikvision products. All Hikvision products are proudly “Made in China.” Hikvision products are manufactured, inspected and tested in worldclass factories in Hangzhou, China, a city that Westerners often refer to as the “Silicon Valley of China.” Hikvision regularly hosts security integrators and security professionals from the West and all over the globe for tours of our factories. Our visitors are interested to see our industry-leading cybersecurity best practices at work, and how we continually increase efficiency by using robots and other sophisticated processes, and they’re also interested in witnessing the sheer scale of our operation. The Genetec leader’s rants about war, espionage and treachery are certainly worthy of a Hollywood tabloid. Genetec’s leader regurgitates insinuations about Hikvision products providing access to the Chinese government. This claim is absurd. There is no motive for a commercial company to provide access to a government, whether it’s an American, Swedish or Chinese company. Hikvision has sold tens of millions of network-connected devices—IP cameras and NVRs—that sit on the Internet. There is no report anywhere that such access has taken place. Any claim otherwise is just hogwash. Exhibit at Denmarks biggest security exhibition in 2017 A new concept this year is that the event will be held over two days instead of three. This means that not only will the event be more concentrated in terms of time but also at a lower cost for exhibitors. 27–28 September 2017 Bella Center Security User Expo will take place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen from 27th to 28th of September 2017. It is the fourth time that this biennial exhibition and conference is being organised by AR Media International in collaboration with Sikkerhedsbranchen, the Danish Security Industry association. The event is aimed at security managers and coordinators in private companies or public institutions but also at the supplier chain – from distributors to system integrators, installers, consultants and guarding companies. The mini conferences include topics such as counter terrorism, IoT and Smart Cities, and also include the yearly Safety Camera Day, that deals with the crime fighting benefits and integrity aspects that come with the increasing use of video surveillance systems. The Security Industry Award dinner will be held on the 27th of September, after the first exhibition day, and includes entertainment and award presentations. For stand reservations and more info: www.securityuserexpo.com Deniz Baykal, Event Manager Tel. +46 8 556 306 80 Mob. +46 73 987 53 33 Organiser: In cooperation with: Don’t miss out on the one and only security exhibition in Denmark, 2017. Book your stand now! Media partners: Den Danske Brancheforening for Sikkerhed og Sikring 1_2_eng_SU_Expo_2017.indd 1 Security News Every Day – www. securityworldhotel.com 2017-04-12 13:53 8 • d ete ktor internati onal