Smart home

Smart home privacy

Risks of connected devices and how to keep them safe.

Terms

3 terms

  • Default password

    A default password is the factory-set credential a connected device ships with, a leading cause of hijacked cameras, routers and hubs in smart homes.

  • Device pairing

    Device pairing is the process that securely links a new smart home device to a hub, app or network by exchanging identity and encryption keys.

  • IoT botnet

    An IoT botnet is a network of hijacked smart home and other connected devices that an attacker controls remotely for floods, fraud and further intrusions.