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I use a <a href="https://www.myrattrap.com/" rel="ugc">RatTrap</a> to secure my smart home network. They're easy to setup. As an added bonus you can use them to block ads.
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I use a RatTrap [https://www.myrattrap.com/] to secure my smart home network. They're easy to setup. As an added bonus you can use them to block ads.

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Hi guys,<br />
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Im currently running what i would say is a &quot;normal home set up&quot;. I have a router as my main incoming wifi as well as a extender which is a netgear night hawk.<br />
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I run all PC traffic though a paid for VPN.<br />
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I also have a smart home, thermostat, alexa, wireless sockets etc. I have been told that the smart home is easy to &quot;hack&quot; AKA some sitting outside gaining entry via the smart home device. <br />
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Ive been told i need something like this; Ubiquiti UniFi Security Gateway to secure my home. <br />
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Any suggestions.<br />
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Please bear in mind my technical knowledge is limited!
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Hi guys,

Im currently running what i would say is a "normal home set up". I have a router as my main incoming wifi as well as a extender which is a netgear night hawk.

I run all PC traffic though a paid for VPN.

I also have a smart home, thermostat, alexa, wireless sockets etc. I have been told that the smart home is easy to "hack" AKA some sitting outside gaining entry via the smart home device. 

Ive been told i need something like this; Ubiquiti UniFi Security Gateway to secure my home. 

Any suggestions.

Please bear in mind my technical knowledge is limited!

Smart Home Security

Home security includes the hardware and software in place to monitor and protect property, and personal security practices. The hardware can include the doors, locks, alarm systems, lighting, motion detectors, and cameras systems; the software can include applications connected to smart systems in your home or business or electronic surveillance systems provided by vendors. Personal security practices would be ensuring doors are locked, alarms activated, windows closed and many other routine tasks which act to prevent misfortunes.

Home Security

Smart Home

A personal computer is a general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities and price make it useful for individuals, and is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer time-sharing models that allowed systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time. Personal computers may be connected to a local area network (LAN), either by a cable or a wireless connection, and through that to the Internet. A personal computer may be a laptop computer or a desktop computer running an operating system such as Windows, Linux or Macintosh OS.

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.