Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 2020: TP-Link has announced the release of its HomeCare Pro powered by Avira. The new product will be put up on exhibition at the CES 2020.
TP-Link said consumers can now ensure the privacy of their smart homes with this combination of TP-Link’s router experience and Avira’s best-in-class device security.
Routers, from their position as the gateway of smart homes, have an absolutely critical role in Online security. A role that makes them a major target for cyberattacks. Today, they are a channel through which hackers infiltrate to exploit vulnerable IoT devices.
The Avira research team has found that routers make up more than 75 percent of the infected devices in IoT attacks. The second most commonly attacked device — with a device share of just over 25 percent — are IP cameras. Given that these attacks either go through or directly target routers, it is mission critical that the security positioning of routers is reinforced.
Cybercriminals are constantly on the hunt for unprotected and exposed smart devices, as evident in the honeypot set up by Avira threat researchers which recorded its first attacks within five minutes of being connected to the Internet.
Privacy and security sized for the smart home
The TP-Link and Avira’s HomeCare Pro security suite is sited at the router level. Powered by Avira’s “engineered-in-Germany” AI technology and deep antivirus experience, HomeCare Pro starts by securing the Wi-Fi gateway to the home and continues to protect the home network and all devices.
It protects all connected devices in the home network against external and internal attacks and blocks incoming threats with its malicious content filter.
Within the network, HomeCare Pro identifies and blocks suspicious behavior from individual devices and flags invasive tracker activity. Its DDoS protection prevents devices from joining malicious botnets and being misused to knock targeted Sites off the Internet. These extensive features are driven by advanced machine learning (ML) techniques to give users a nearly hands-free secure Online experience.