Holiday Tips: How to Choose IoT Gifts | Avast – Security Boulevard
This holiday season, you can count on just about everyone to , and I mean that in both senses of the phrase. Everybody wants to get the best deals and the most bang for their buck, yes, but I’m also talking about the , those smart devices of every form and function that currently dominate the holiday catalogs of internet of things , and every other big-box department store. With Amazon launching a whole new line of Alexa products, including a digital assistant for your car, a voice-controlled microwave, and even a “smart plug,” we can now fill our homes with enough gizmos and gadgets that we’re beginning to resemble .
IoT devices are wondrous tools, enhancing our creature comforts by marrying them with our digital world. But therein lies as well. Every device you connect to the internet creates a doorway into your home, and you want the best security around every one of those doorways to be tight and dependable. Your personal info, your identity, and your safety could all be at risk, and that is not over-dramatizing. So how do you know which devices to trust? Which ones are good deals, and which ones are not?