security

Lennar and Ring Announced Partnership on Connected Home and Communities

  • Posted on: 9 February 2021
  • By: chw staff

Homebuilder Lennar Corporation and Ring, the home security solution provider have announced a partnership in launching communities of connected homes.  The new homes will offer a number of groundbreaking suite of connected home products managed by the Ring app.  The Connected Home by Lennar in partnership with Ring enhances and simplified customer experience that aims to set a new industry standard for how communities are built and enjoyed. The Connected Home by Lennar integrates valued technology features such as security and convenience in a suite of premiere smart devices, reflecting Lennar's relentless efforts to design and build homes that meet the needs of families well into the future.

Check Point to Focus on Securing the Home Network

  • Posted on: 4 February 2021
  • By: chw staff

Check Point Software Technologies announced plans to direct more of its resources to securing the home network. As part of it fourth quarter report, Chief Executive Gil Shwed, said the company saw growth in sales of its cloud, network and remote-access security products. The company said they see the hybrid home-office as the new normal, even with the roll out of vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic.  Shwed said, the company would work to merge its technologies into a single product suite able to secure home and work computers as well as mobile phone networks.

ADT Blue Smart Home Hub CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree

  • Posted on: 19 December 2020
  • By: chw staff

Blue Smart Home Hub, the recently introduced DIY smart home security brand from ADT has been named a CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree.  The Blue home hub is part of a fully customisable DIY smart home security solutions that allows you to design a smart home security system around your needs while simultaneously giving you professional support through ADT’s monitoring capabilities.

Zebronics’ New Home Security Camera

  • Posted on: 1 March 2020
  • By: chw staff

Zebronics has launched new security camera for the Indian home automation market.  The device offers pan, tilt and digital zoom (PTZ) capabilities, with three connectivity options LAN, Wi-Fi and Hotspot.  According to Zebronics, the camera can be wall-mounted or used on a table-top and has a microSD card slot that supports up to 512GB. It (ZEB-HA2NW10M-PT-HMBW) has motion sensor to trigger alerts should it sense movement. Using your phone, you can access the camera to further investigate.

Introducing Honeywell New Smart Home Security System

  • Posted on: 6 November 2017
  • By: chw staff

Honeywell is launching a new home security solution through Indiegogo's Enterprise Crowdfunding service.  According to Honeywell, the system is a camera base station with an integrated 1080p HD camera and 145-degree viewing that will incorporate facial recognition with push notifications.  The camera base station is completely integrated with the Alexa Voice Service, which will allow the system to recognise voice commands. The smart home security system features indoor and outdoor sensors and motion viewers that can alert you if your doors or windows are opened. The camera base station and additional devices can be adjusted using a schedule, location-based geofencing, or customizable event and scene triggers.

Stay Connected with Logitech Circle 2 and Apple HomeKit

  • Posted on: 17 September 2017
  • By: chw staff

Stay connected while you're away from home by receiving rich notifications on your iPhone or iPad lock screen or Apple Watch from your Logitech Circle 2.  The company has announced that Circle 2 Wired home security cameras and mounts now work with Apple HomeKit. Simply set up your Circle 2 Wired camera with the Apple Home app and enjoy access to live video on your iPhone and iPad, notifications to your lock screen on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch.  You can automate your home such as turning on the lights automatically when motion is detected by the camera.

ARRIS New SurfBoard Cable Modem with McAfee

  • Posted on: 27 August 2017
  • By: Roy Evans

All smart home appliances we buy today offers some from the connectivity whether to the internet or another device in our home; because of this some see it as an opportunity to hack into our home.  We therefore, need a better way of securing our connected home appliance, from viruses, malware or any other nasties that might try to cause us problem.  The new ARRIS home gateway is one of the new forms of home security solution that try to protect your home internet's first point of entry - the gateway.

Home Security Systems at the Forefront of Smart Home Growth

  • Posted on: 19 July 2017
  • By: chw staff

The global smart home M2M market is expected to expand at a rate of 13.3% CAGR between 2017 and 2025 to reach a value of US$16.316 million by 2025 from US$5.421 million in 2016, according to a report by Transparency Market Research.  The report pointed out that the global smart home M2M market remains fragmented.   The market is comprised of many large vendors operating in various industry verticals such as: platform providers, telecommunications operators, chip providers, device manufacturers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEM). Stiff competition characterizes the market.

TP-Link Rolls out HomeCare Network Security Solution, With Parental Controls

  • Posted on: 19 July 2017
  • By: chw staff

In Partnership with Trend Micro, TP-Link has released a new home networking and cyber security solution, called HomeCare. Designed for the modern home; HomeCare has Trend Micro built-in antivirus control, which is designed to keep your wireless network and connected devices, safe and secure, while maintaining top internet speeds. With strong parental controls, HomeCare provide additional insights, ensuring the entire family can safely enjoy surfing the internet.

F-Secure Provides a Smarter Way to Protect all Smart Home Appliances

  • Posted on: 20 March 2016
  • By: Patrick Oliphant

Traditional security protection for computing devices in our home is no longer enough.  This is because we no longer want only our laptop and desktop computer protected, we now need to protect Baby Monitor, Microwave, Television and all the other smart devices in our home.  Traditional malware and virus protection software doesn’t work on these devices and this is where F-Secure Sense comes to the rescue.

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