{"id":9378,"date":"2018-07-13T18:09:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T22:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=9378"},"modified":"2018-07-13T18:09:20","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T22:09:20","slug":"smart-home-security-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2018\/07\/13\/smart-home-security-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Home Security Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ESqqAf3IGok?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Megan Morrone and Florence Ion talk to Stacey Higginbotham about tips for securing your smart home. The advantages and disadvantages of running devices on a guest network. Plus, how do you know if your devices are getting regular firmware updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megan Morrone and Florence Ion talk to Stacey Higginbotham about tips for securing your smart home. 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