"security" articles

By now, many have heard about the highly publicized Heartbleed bug—a vulnerability to Internet security, which threatens to expose confidential information transferred online. The bug allows access to encryption keys, leak of memory content and access to usernames and passwords. Heartbleed affects secure http servers, and in particular, those that use Open SSL (Security Sockets Layer) versions 1.0.1 through 1.0.1f and is said to have been caused by some bad code being introduced into...

The new industry report, “The New Face of Home Security” analyzes changes to the home security industry compared to five years ago and posits continuing change for five years hence. The analyses include changes to products and services, distribution channels, and players and positions, including broadband service providers and other potential disruptors. Topics in the report include: trends and history for residential security, forecasts through 2017, 2013 market status, the...

Parks Associates has released a new primary research entitled, Expanding the Base: From Security to Smart Home , which analyzes the potential of growing the home security market through integrated, Internet-enabled packages. It compares and contrasts the established base of security-system owners against households with newer, more sophisticated offerings. It also analyzes households that are considering adopting a security system and those who recently considered a system but...

Tricia Parks , CEO & Founder of Parks Associates , has authored an article entitled "How Dealers Are Protecting Their Home Turf" in Security Sales and Integration (SSI) publication. Parks Associates and SSI regularly survey installing security dealers to look for emerging trends in residential security systems and services.  In the current marketplace, there is continued movement toward professionally monitored security by telcos and cablecos and...

iControl  is suing one of its biggest competitors,  Alarm.com , over interactive home security automation.  iControl, the cloud-based home automation and security platform,is also suing one of Alarm.com's customers,  FrontPoint . Both companies, iControl alleges, are guilty of patent infringement. The lawsuit says, "FrontPoint entered into a mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement with iControl and was then introduced to iControl’s proprietary...

Comcast , has launched a new product under the Xfinity Home umbrella of services called Xfinity Home Control. This product is for customers who want smart home solutions like video monitoring and the ability to either schedule or remotely access lighting and thermostat controls, but do not choose the professional security monitoring that is offered with other Xfinity Home services, which are now called Xfinity Home Secure. Xfinity Home Control provides customers with the...