Innovative High Tech is Driving the Security Boom

Smart technology is becoming a bigger and bigger topic these days. The concept of the Internet of Things is now such that we now have a wide range of products that now feature online capabilities, the ability to work with apps you can download to your smartphone, and much more. To be sure, this innovative technology is showing up all over the place, and it is appearing in a variety of different industries.

Examining The Home Security Boom

Not surprisingly, the commercial/residential security industry is enjoying a huge boom right now. Part of that can be attributed to the climate of fear being created by politicians and the media. The other part is the simple fact that we do need to take steps to protect ourselves. The home/business security industry understands all of this. Thanks to massive developments in smart technology and more, particularly over the course of the past few years, it is now possible for the security industry to offer homeowners and business owners some intriguing, impressive solutions towards protecting themselves.

The home/business security industry is benefitting from this renewed attention in security to a large degree. The cyber security market alone is expected to generate around one trillion dollars by the year 2020.

Examples Of Innovative Technology In The Security Industry

If you want to understand just how profound the impact of technology has been on the security industry, consider some of the following examples:

• Smart home security: By 2020, it is believed that around half of all U.S. broadband homes with be smart houses. An overwhelming portion of those who are already investing in smart homes claim that security is one of their biggest motivators for doing so. Norton Core, which is a secure smart home-router, is a good example of what we are talking about. These devices examine all incoming and outdoing data packets, searching for any potential threats. The eBlocker is another example. This device hides IP addresses, stops tracking software, and blocks ads.

• Smartphone security controls: Will the TV become the centralized hub of the standard smart home? A number of companies are betting that it will. A connected 4K TV can potentially give consumers a number of abilities, including the power to monitor security cameras, check locks, and other tasks. Smartphones will be used to control everything, rather than the remote control. Smartphone apps are a big deal these days, and this certainly applies to products coming from the home/business security industry.

• Voice-controlled security system: Smartphones are a key element to controlling these devices right now, but this is something that is likely to change. Products like Alexa are getting consumers interested in smart products that can be activated and utilized with a voice. New devices are even working on the ability to recognize several established users.

• 4K/2K resolution cameras: Of all the smart home products currently on the market, high-res cameras are definitely amongst the most popular. With 4K resolution cameras, you are talking about something that will have a profoundly impressive ability to display everything covered by the camera in breathtaking clarity. 2K cameras with a higher number of megapixels is another possibility that homeowners and others are exploring.

• Night vision: The concept of night vision is hardly a new idea. However, thanks to advances like HDR, cameras are now profoundly more effective at capturing clear images in low-light situations than ever before.

• Smart motion sensor: Working with the latest in infrared (IR) technologies, smart motion sensor products are living up to their name to a degree most of us never before imagined. While IR is not a perfect technology, combining it with other features and measures in smart home products has proven to be quite effective, making these devices more efficient than ever before.

• Drones: The drone market has grown by leaps and bounds, particularly over the course of the past few years. In the present, the industry is generating over ten billion dollars annually. However, concerns over these drones being misused has caused an anti-drone industry to spring up. While considerably smaller than the actual drone industry, we are talking about something that is answering a concern shared by an increasing number of homeowners. Can drones be used by others for trespassing and smuggling? This is enough of an interest to homeowners that tech experts are predicting that by the year 2020, the anti-drone industry will generate revenues in the neighborhood of 1.14 billion dollars.

If you are interested in protecting your home or place of business, the next step will naturally be to learn more about the various options and products that are available to you. Taking the list above as your foundation for understanding what’s out there, it isn’t hard to appreciate the fact that interest in smart home products is on a pretty dramatic rise.

At the same time, it’s important to remember that none of these technologies are static. That is to say that nothing we mentioned above is going to remain completely intact as a concept for the foreseeable future. These things will continue to change and evolve, in order to better meet the concerns of those who want to increase security for their home, business, or both.