Securing the Smart Home (PDF)

Why aren't traditional security technologies enough?

As the number of devices in homes grows, so does the home's attack surface. Download this fact sheet to find out why firewalls, VPN services, and antivirus technologies  simply aren't enough in the smart home era. 

Why are our smart home devices vulnerable to attack? Here are a few reasons:

• Security is not a core discipline for device makers
  
• Device computing power limitations
  
• Many device makers outsource component and software development, making it difficult to track device security measures down the supply chain 
  
• Device makers commonly share a code base across devices, making it difficult and expensive to make changes and test them