How to Combat Vulnerabilities in Home Automation
Cyber-attacks are expected to increase, especially as home automation technology continues to evolve and becomes more readily available at a reasonable price. Hackers do not care about someone’s business, livelihood, or peace of mind. It’s critical that security system integrators also ensure that home automation systems can exist in a way that will not pose a cyber security threat.
This article describes the steps security systems integrators need to take to combat cyber security issues with home automation and security systems. This includes ensuring the system is encrypted so that hackers cannot easily intercept online logins, banking information, or discover schedule patterns for when doors are locked and unlocked such as when people are home. Installers should also use multi-factor authentication to validate the connection and be sure the data is only accessible by the homeowner.
