New Article from C3L on Vulnerabilities in Our Digital Home
What our homes mean to us has been redefined over the COVID era. We now work, rest, and play within its boundaries, not only with family, but also with friends and colleagues in real life or through our computers and connected devices. This "open door" policy, spurred by the pandemic, shows no signs of abating. As a result, our homes are vulnerable in several new ways, and we need to ensure our "new normal" doesn't take advantage of our hospitality. Homes are also becoming smarter; we are inviting in more technology that is viewing, analysing , and understanding our daily lives: Think of, Ring doorbells, Alexas, Zoom, Teams, and banking apps. We are giving technology permission to have some amount of control over and insight into our lives — to do this, they need to be connected and therefore we are introducing more open doors for potentially uninvited guests. For these reasons, Home Gateways are vital to homes in order to ensure the four walls we live in are