New to Forum - Worried about Remote Access security

[JDRoberts]

I forgot to mention @tslagle13 has a FAQ on network security that might be of particular interest:

Network Security: A guide to securing your IoT home

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…