Security News > 2021 > January > Securing the connected home: A joint task for homeowners and their ISP

The threats ranged from phishing attacks to websites attempting to download malware onto the customer's computer, to hackers trying to break into their connected home devices so they can gain entry onto their network and access personal information.

The most commonly targeted devices are computers, laptops and smartphones, followed by networked cameras, networked storage devices, and streaming video devices.

"At the enterprise level, the threat landscape is similar for us as it is for other large companies: the threats are increasingly diverse and complex, and we know that we have to focus on continuously evolving the many layers of security we use to protect our infrastructure, data, and employees," Davis said, but noted that, unlike most other companies, they also have the responsibility for protecting the home networks of tens of millions of customers who watch TV, access the internet, use their phone and secure and automate their home through the Xfinity brand of services.

That's one of the reasons the company opted for adding protection on the network side, to secure all devices on home networks at the gateway level, by launching xFi Advanced Security platform in January 2020.

While the pandemic made it so that people couldn't send their kids to school or go to the office, connected devices digitized those experiences and they carry on with our lives.

"There was also a disconnect between respondent perception and reality about which of the devices in their home were most likely to give cyber criminals access to their home network. Our survey showed people underestimate the risk associated with cameras, networked storage and streaming video devices," she noted.

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