Security News > 2020 > December > Consumers vastly misjudge the vulnerability of their home networks

Internet users in the United States vastly underestimate how often their home networks are targeted by cyber threats.

Xfinity xFi users have on average 12 devices per home and added two devices over the past year, while high-end users have as many as 33 devices and added five since last year.

61 percent of consumers plan to buy at least one connected device during the upcoming holiday shopping season.

Further, 85 percent of respondents indicated they are taking all the necessary security precautions needed to protect their home networks, and yet 64 percent admitted to behaviors like sharing passwords with friends and family that open themselves up to attack.

83 percent of consumers would not be 100 percent confident they'd know if one of their non-screen devices - such as a wireless printer or security camera - had been hacked.

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