The paranoid’s guide to securing your smart home
The smart home makes many things more convenient within your own four walls, but also creates a number of additional technical problems — not least with regard to the security of your own data. The…
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Forget chunky video doorbells, EZVIZ has sleek innovative solutions for almost every home
Smart video doorbells are an easy and effective way to improve your home security and ensure you never miss a package again. However, chunky outdated designs, short battery life and expensive subscriptions can often sour…
Automate your home with three TP-Link smart plugs for just $23
If you wish you could remotely control your electronics but don’t want to replace them with smart variants just yet, you have another option: get yourself a few smart plugs. Right now, you can get…
6 ways to control your smart home from your PC
No disrespect to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, but voice control still has its quirks and sometimes it’s easier to control your various smart home devices using your PC instead. But the degree to which…
Get full-bars Wi-Fi signal everywhere in your home for just $13
One of the most annoying things ever is when I’m in a certain spot in my home or yard where the Wi-Fi connection is spotty. I could go two hours without issues, then suddenly it…
7 hidden Ring app settings that make your smart home even better
Ring video doorbells and security cameras garner praise for their ease of setup and day-to-day use, but if you stop at the last step in Ring’s basic installation routine, you’ll miss out on some of…
Ecovacs home robots can be hacked to spy on their owners, researchers say
Malicious hackers can take over control of vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs to spy on their owners using the devices’ cameras and microphones, new research has found. Security researchers Dennis Giese and…
512-bit RSA key in home energy system gives control of “virtual power plant”
When Ryan Castellucci recently acquired solar panels and a battery storage system for their home just outside of London, they were drawn to the ability to use an open source dashboard to monitor and control…
Home security giant ADT says it was hacked
ADT confirmed this week that it was recently hacked, compromising some customer data. The home security company did not say when the cyberattack and data breach occurred, but disclosed that the attackers accessed the company’s…
Secure your home with Eufy’s tiny 2K cam for just $29 today
You really can buy yourself peace of mind for some things, and home security and surveillance is one of those things. Right now, you can get the Eufy C120 indoor security camera for $28.98 on…