Protecting the Connected Home: Home Security Meets Personal Privacy
As the home security market evolves, new solutions expand the market. Parks Associates examines the latest advances in the space.
As the home security market evolves, new solutions expand the market. Parks Associates examines the latest advances in the space.
Part of the rise in the adoption of home security systems is the separation of professional installation from professional monitoring. Parks Associates has all the details.
New smart home technologies, providing more benefits and services, offer dealers tremendous growth potential over the next few years.
DIY providers such as Ring and SimpliSafe made security systems more accessible to certain market segments, while also pressuring professional companies to launch DIY solutions of their own.
The security system’s hub is said to be the first-of-its-kind to feature NFC technology so users can arm/disarm the system with a tap of their mobile device.
While the emergence of this new sector has caused some market erosion, it has also brought fresh benefits and opportunities to professional full-service installation and monitored service businesses.
Ecobee’s Complete Smart Security service will connect to local 911 agencies via RapidSOS to dispatch responders for break-ins and fires.
A researcher discovered that the Fortress S03 WiFi home security system is vulnerable to unauthenticated API access and RF replay attacks.
The home security market continues to grow as more pro providers offer DIY solutions and DIY brands add pro monitoring.
The evolution of software-driven video management, access control and alarm system technologies has resulted in new business use cases.