With the advent of smart technologies, our homes have progressively transformed into increasingly "intelligent" spaces, meaning connected and automated. As is well known, a smart home is a domestic environment where devices and systems communicate with the network to maximize efficiency and ensure greater comfort for the inhabitants.
In addition to increasing the level of comfort and making multiple daily operations more efficient and accessible—such as controlling lights and thermostats, turning household appliances on and off, opening and closing blinds, managing entrances, and much more—the smart home also offers the undeniable advantage of contributing to energy savings, as the intelligent management of energy allows for the optimization of numerous systems and devices.
In such an evolved scenario, which synergistically blends integration, modularity, affordability, customization, accessibility, and ease of use, what role does security play?
Smart Home and Security: A Crucial Pair
Ensuring the highest degree of protection from external threats is fundamental in any domestic setting, including the smart home.
In modern smart homes, the term "security" broadly refers to the set of measures and precautions taken to protect the environment from potential threats, risks, or intrusions. It is, therefore, a multidimensional concept that can be addressed from various angles: privacy protection, ensuring that data collected by smart devices is handled securely; protection from unauthorized access to intelligent systems; cybersecurity, which safeguards smart devices from cyberattacks; and the management of permissions for different users of the smart home—just to name a few!
In general, security in smart homes is aimed at creating a more protected and reliable environment to ensure that the adoption of smart technologies does not introduce additional risks to the protection and privacy of the inhabitants. Awareness of the potential of chosen solutions, implementation of good practices, and the use of reliable devices are all crucial steps in creating a secure and functional smart home.
It goes without saying that, for the inhabitants of the home, the primary and fundamental concept of security is still related to reducing the risk of theft and break-ins. In this sense, in addition to protecting smart systems from dangerous physical tampering (such as preventing unauthorized deactivation), it is vital that those living in a smart home know the correct strategies to dissuade malicious intruders.
Security in the Smart Home with Freedompro Solutions
Freedompro offers an ecosystem of solutions designed to create a smarter, more comfortable, and accessible home for all its inhabitants. This is a comprehensive range that does not require structural work or component replacements and can be easily integrated into any electrical system, new or existing, regardless of its age.
There are two available lines: Smart Modules, Wi-Fi connected intelligent relays fully compatible with any type of accessory and capable of controlling every traditional electrical system, and Easykon, a range of smart bridge devices that overcome the limits of standard home automation and enhance all KNX and BTicino MyHome automation systems.
How do Freedompro solutions increase the intrusion protection of your smart home? By allowing you to define custom habits that reduce the risk of break-ins, such as setting up specific automations that notify you of suspicious events. A practical example would be a sensor detecting suspicious activity in what should be an empty room: in this case, it would be possible to send an alarm notification to the homeowner and make the lights in the house flash, discouraging potential intrusions.
With solutions like Easykon and the Smart Modules, you can enjoy all the benefits of a connected environment without compromising your peace of mind and security.
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