Security News > 2020 > November > Cybersecurity report: Average household hit with 104 threats each month

The most vulnerable devices include laptops, computers, smartphones and tablets, networked cameras and storage devices, and streaming video devices, a new report found.

The most vulnerable connected home devices include laptops, computers, smartphones and tablets, networked cameras, networked storage devices, and streaming video devices, according to the report.

Since January, xFi Advanced Security "Blocked nearly six billion cybersecurity threats;" meaning that households have experienced approximately 104 cybersecurity threats each month on average, according to Comcast.

On average, respondents believed they faced 12 attacks monthly; one-ninth the number of average monthly attacks blocked by xFi Advanced Security for each household.

Households using Xfinity xFi have an average of 12 devices in their home, although "High-end users" have up to 33 devices, per the report.

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