{"id":35220,"date":"2026-05-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=35220"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:00:00","slug":"securing-smart-devices-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/securing-smart-devices-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping your smart devices safe from hackers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35220\" class=\"elementor elementor-35220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-ff17f2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff17f2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e55edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"2e55edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Every device connected to the internet, from cameras to smart plugs, can be a way in for someone with bad intentions if it is not properly secured. The good news is that a few simple habits greatly reduce the risk. The first is to change default passwords on every device and app as soon as it is installed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19203ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"19203ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-7.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-7-700x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x600 size-700x600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-7-700x600.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wd-blog-7-75x65.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a3d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"99a3d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Use a strong, unique password for your Wi-Fi and enable two-step verification on your security apps where available. Keep device firmware and apps updated, as updates often fix security weaknesses. Consider a separate guest network for visitors and smart gadgets. We set these protections up as part of every installation we do.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong passwords and regular updates help protect cameras and smart devices from unwanted access online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[88,85],"class_list":["post-35220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smart-living","tag-maintenance","tag-wi-fi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35220"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35552,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35220\/revisions\/35552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/security-installations\/smart-home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}