New research from Parks Associates finds 60 percent of U.S. broadband households feel “safe enough” with a professionally monitored home security system

Enterprise security professionals want more knowledgeable, transparent and digitally advanced security vendors, according to new research. 

New research from Parks Associates finds that 25 percent of U.S. broadband households plan to buy a connected health device in the next 12 months. 

Forty-four percent of U.S. broadband households who do not own or intend to purchase a smart home device perceive the devices as too expensive, so as more manufacturers deploy low-cost products with advanced features, the market could start to overcome this barrier.

Parks Associates’ new research, COVID-19: Impact on Telehealth Use and Perspectives, finds over 50 percent of U.S. broadband households are willing to share smartphone data to aid in COVID-19 contact tracing, while another 20 percent could be convinced provided privacy protections are in place. 

Dartmouth has been selected by the National Science Foundation to lead a $10 million national research program aimed at improving security and privacy in homes that use smart devices.

New research from Parks Associates' Smart Home Buyer Journey and User Experience, a survey of 10,000 broadband households fielded at the end of 2019, reveals that adoption of home control systems experienced a 38 percent year-over-year growth rate. 

As it has spread through the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a world of unknowns. 

The global smart home market is now predicted to total $101 billion in 2020, down from Omdia’s previous forecast of $120.6 billion. 

According to new research conducted by Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations and business intelligence, as many as 68.4 percent — or almost 7 out of 10 — cameras are currently running out of date firmware.