Step Up Encryption, Parks Advises Home Security Firms, While Cybersecurity Framework Voluntary
Almost two-thirds of home security system owners believe wireless signals from their system are encrypted, though the practice isn't industry-standard, Parks Associates reported Wednesday, saying 64 percent of U.S. broadband households are concerned about security and privacy when using connected…
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devices. "The reality falls shorts of their expectations regarding the security of their home security system," said analyst Tom Kerber. The National Institute of Standards and Technology developed a voluntary cybersecurity framework (see 1804170042), noted the research firm. The framework describes voluntary standards, “but it is only a matter of time before mandatory cybersecurity standards are enacted,” Parks said.