EXHIBIT 99.1

                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                            AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the Annual Report of Vicon  Industries,  Inc. (the "Company")
on Form  10-K  for the  period  ending  September  30,  2002 as  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Kenneth
M. Darby, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company
      as of and for the periods covered in the report.




 /s/ Kenneth M. Darby
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 Kenneth M. Darby
 Chairman and
 Chief Executive Officer

 December 30, 2002