The adoption of smart locks is seen in the home and residential segment due to the growing number of smart homes.

The report also shows that the pandemic has created demand for new solutions to help with disease mitigation, like thermal cameras. 

Internet users in the United States vastly underestimate how often their home networks are targeted by cyber threats. That’s one of the key findings of the first ever “Xfinity Cyber Health Report,” which combines data from a new consumer survey with actual threat data collected by the xFi Advanced Security platform.

According to the new study by the Freedonia Group, ‘Global Security Services,’ global alarm monitoring service revenues are forecast to rise 3.8 percent per year to $63.1 billion in 2024. 

A new ECR report, authored by Professor Emeritus Adrian Beck of the University of Leicester, calls for retailers to leverage video analytics more strategically to control costs, improve operations and increase profitability. 

The Z-Wave Alliance recently released its second annual Z-Wave State of the Ecosystem Report, which examines smart home and connected technology — both in and outside of the home — and explores the smart home landscape as it exists today, current and future trends and new opportunities, with an emphasis on the role Z-Wave technology plays in the advancement of the industry.

The report — based on a survey of 1,500 global enterprise leaders, which was commissioned by Seagate and conducted by the research firm IDC — identifies today’s most pressing data management challenges, and solutions to them.