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That’s a weirdly good example actually, because if you have a window you want hidden then the average user understands that they can install curtains or blinds.
by laumars 5y ago
That’s a weirdly good example actually, because if you have a window you want hidden then the average user understands that they can install curtains or blinds. But if stronger countermeasures are required for security (eg the window needs a physical alarm) then you might get a professional in to wire that alarm up. Curtains nor blinds are not going to stop someone from breaking in but the average person knows this.
With home networked devices the average user doesn’t know how to hide and protect those devices so here again they need professionals to do that for them too.
Windows weren’t intended to be entry points for burglaries. It just so happens that some Windows, particularly in older houses, aren’t all that secure so need additional countermeasures. Like wise for some home networking hardware.
- zhte415 5y agoHow would an app that would probe someone's house for open windows "Your windows are not secure!" go down? I imagine these exist but not widely known. Virus protection sufficiently got in the psyche of computer users... does Windows do this scan on a local network? Lots of questions as I genuinely don't know, I just turn lights on and off through switch devices mounted on walls.