How to Secure Smart Home Devices in 5 Steps

Are you among the millions of consumers across the world who have an Amazon Echo or a Google Home? Or are you creeped out by'always connected' smart home devices that are'watching' and'listening' to you always? A Cisco survey in December 2017 found that only 9 percent of consumers fully trusted IoT devices. Surprisingly, despite the vote of no confidence for connected devices, the survey found that the majority of people who use IoT devices were not willing to give them up. Smart home devices are enhancing people's lives and while it might be too much of a good thing for some, many consumers are in no mood to unplug them anytime soon.