binhton:
I don’t see people talking much about security. Once we add door locks, garage opener, window openers,… I feel like we just give up the security for convenience. With all of the hacking news lately, I don’t think any company, big or small, is totally secured. Before, thieves have to physically break the doors and windows to enter our house, now they can hack and disable all of the sensors and open doors to enter. I still hesitate to put in the door locks. However, my garage opener currently can be controlled by ST
Great questions, much discussed in the forums.
Rather than hijack this thread, though, I would start with the security FAQ: (this is a clickable link) most of the people interested in discussing the topic are there:.
Hello everyone!
I wanted to put together a post that I think will help educate people on how to secure their home network in the IoT world. Some of you may ask why I think this post may be necessary. Here’s the deal, most of the big IoT companies take security very seriously, and SmartThings recently came out on top as far as security goes with smart home devices (Congrats STs!!)
Your network security is only secure as the weakest point of entry. So although SmartThings, and others, take the security of their product seriously, if you do not take the security of your own network as seriously your network can be vulnerable.
Keeping your network secure from 99% of the world is relatively easy with a few simple steps. I will go over some of the things you can do to secure your home netw…
