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Why it’s time for 2FA on all smart home devices

June 12, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Thomas called in to the voicemail hotline with a question. Technically, it was more of a plea, but it's an important one. So we decided to help amplify Thomas's concern with the lack of 2FA, or two-factor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 2FA, account security, Flo, moen, smart home

These are the security features you should look for when buying smart home devices

January 27, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

By now you probably read last week's story about the former ADT employee who tapped into home security cameras and watched private moments nearly 10,000 times over a five-year period. He was able to do this because he quietly added his email address … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: 2FA, adt, Amazon, Apple, Canary, data privacy, encryption, google, homekit, nest, Ring, security, smart home, smart speakers, webcams, Wyze

How to best secure your smart home with all those smart device accounts

August 17, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment

On the most recent IoT Podcast, Barry called in with a security question. He currently segments his home network to keep IoT devices separate from regular internet usage. But he’s concerned about security because each smart home device requires its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: 2FA, account security, hacking, How to, hubs, security, smart devices, smart home, smart speakers, WiFi

Just how secure is Home Assistant? (Hint: very)

April 8, 2020 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

On our most recent IoT Podcast, a listener with the same name as me called in asking about Home Assistant security. Specifically, he wanted to know how secure I thought it was and I'm super glad he asked. Why? Because as I've continued my DIY journey … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 2FA, Home Assistant, hubs, Nabu Casa, open source, raspberry pi, security, smart home, SSH, VPN

When it comes to the smart home, how can we better balance security with convenience?

December 24, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On our most recent IoT Podcast, we took an interesting question from Brent on our IoT voicemail hotline. Brent is wondering how to balance security and convenience when it comes to the smart devices in our home. He wonders if there’s an approach that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: 2FA, iot, privacy, security, smart home, smart speakers, webcams

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