EXHIBIT 23



















                          Independent Auditors' Consent
                          -----------------------------



The Board of Directors
Vicon Industries, Inc.:


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statements on
Form S-8 (Nos. 33-7892,  33-34349,  33-90038,  333-30097 and 333-71410) and Form
S-2 (No.  333-46841) of Vicon Industries,  Inc. of our report dated December 10,
2002, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Vicon Industries,  Inc. and
subsidiaries  as of  September  30, 2002 and 2001 and the  related  consolidated
statements  of  operations,  shareholders'  equity  and cash  flows and  related
schedule  for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended  September  30,
2002,  which report appears in the September 30, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K
of Vicon Industries, Inc.



                                       /s/ KPMG LLP


Melville, New York
December 30, 2002