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Security Practices For Smart Homes

As devices in the home connect to the Internet, they make our homes vulnerable to hackers. With Parks Associates predicting more than 50 million connected homes by 2020, it’s time for developers to make protecting customer data a top priority.

From the article "Security Practices For Smart Homes" by Bill Curtis and Robert Cragie.

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