BullGuard Blog

Sales of smart speaker Amazon Alexa are skyrocketing. During 2017 in Germany they hit 1.5 million and in the UK 2.8 million. That’s a lot of smart, talking speakers and 2018 is set to bring even higher sales figures.

There’s nothing like an award or three to reassure you that you’re in safe hands. And Dojo by BullGuard has done it again, scooping another accolade for basically being the best smart device protection any household can get their mitts on.

After testing 100 mobile apps designed to control smart devices such as a thermostats, electrical blinds and baby monitors, security researchers Pradeo Lab concluded the majority of them have a raft of worrying vulnerabilities.

As we hurtle headlong into the smart world a Himalayan mountain of evidence reveals device manufacturers rarely give much thought to security whether it’s smart baby monitors or industrial heating systems.