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Some of the most popular consumer grade security
cameras on the market are wide open to cyberattacks, and even the good ones don't necessarily offer perfect protection or interfaces. The D Link DCS 2132L security camera. Madgeburg, Germany based security firm AV TEST evaluated eight popular IP cameras broadly speaking, Wi Fi dependent security cameras that communicate with mobile apps whose manufacturers ranged from D Link to Logitech to Netgear. Only three cameras were vulnerability free, and even they had room for improvement. Two of the cameras were nearly trivial to compromise, while a crafty cybercriminal could still compromise the middle three, given the right tools and expertise. MORE:
Best Wireless Home Security CamerasTo evaluate each camera, AV TEST looked for potential flaws in the camera's local storage if available, external app controls, external camera controls, additional camera and app connections, encrypted connections, and storage of image and videos. The company did not give a numerical score, but instead pointed out whether each camera was category was "vulnerable," "secured" or "partially vulnerable" with regard to each category. Of the IP cameras tested, the Logitech Circle, the Myfox Security Camera and the Netgear Arlo fared the best. Each earned three out of a possible three stars from AV TEST. The company found "no noticeable vulnerabilities in the communication of the camera and app" in each camera, meaning that they're about as secure as IP cameras can get. However, AV TEST noted "optimization potential" for each camera's companion mobile app, suggesting that the user interfaces are not as user friendly as they could be.
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Additionally, you can link the Roost battery to other smart home products through IFTTT, to, say, turn on your lights when the alarm goes off. The battery is designed to last up to five years, and will work with any smoke/CO alarms that use a 9 volt battery, which includes hard wired alarms with a 9V battery backup. Roost has updated its app so that users can get notified when there is a severe weather alert, such as hail, freezing temperatures,
heavy rainfall and snow, and storms and high winds. What Owners Are SayingThe original Roost
Battery has only about 200 reviews on Amazon, where it gets an average of 3 stars. Among the top comments, several praised Roost’s customer service in troubleshooting issues. “This device is pretty innovative, and a super easy, super cool way to connect up your alarm monitoring,” wrote one person.
