Cyber threats such as malware, ransomware and phishing attacks are becoming more common and increasingly cleverer, compromising online safety for all home users. Couple that with an ever-increasing number of un-protected smart devices in our homes and the risk of hacks and data leaks has never been higher.
This rise in volume of threats and potentially susceptible devices is furtherly problematic due to the gradual shift of many peoples’ lives to at least partially being conducted online. Everyday tasks such as shopping and banking are as commonly actioned virtually as in person.
The desire is especially strong amongst the younger generation to be online; not just for education purposes, but also to interact, socialise and play with friends. This makes it increasingly hard for parents to manage what kind of things their kids see and hear while in the online world.
The rise of Internet-connected devices has made home networks prime targets for cybercriminals. From smart TVs to security cameras, each connected device can potentially serve as a gateway for hackers to access the rest of the devices on your network, which can then be used to either harvest information or in large scale online attacks.
The average home user often doesn’t consider anything beyond their laptop or mobile as needing any sort of protection. The reality is though, that Alexa-powered air fryer, your new smart thermostat, those cool colour-changing lights, or that other new gadget you just bought is just as susceptible to online dangers. The only difference is with these types of devices, there isn’t a quick win approach like downloading and installing some antivirus software that you have with an actual computer.
That’s where network security comes in - it embeds the security features into your gateway to the Internet rather than on an individual device, and enables you to shield your whole home and every device in it from harm; a bit like putting a wall around a castle or using an umbrella to stay dry from the rain.
The great news is that as part of all our full fibre broadband packages, we provide eero Secure for free with every eero device, which can help with managing online safety in the home. This toolkit is a set of premium, advanced and world-class network security and parental control features embedded in every eero router and easily accessed within the eero app, that makes keeping your devices and family safer online a doddle. Amazon continuously works to improve security features and respond to emerging cyber threats, providing you with up-to-date protection through regular updates. Eero Secure features include
Parental controls give you the ability to restrict which devices can use your Internet connection, what kind of content they can access on there and what times of day they are allowed to do so. This helps to keep kids from accessing inappropriate content or harmful sites and helps them to build healthier internet habits and improve their online safety. Don’t get us wrong; no set of controls is perfect, but it’s a tool in a parent’s arsenal to help.
Proactively increases online safety by preventing you from visiting known malicious sites, even if you click on a bad link
Block access to individual apps to prevent your kids accessing them on their devices
For when you want to block access to a specific website, but not the entire category it belongs to, by a specific device or group of devices
Set schedules to pause the Internet on specific devices or groups of devices during bedtime or study hours to help your kids develop healthy online habits
Enables you to block access to all the websites belonging to a certain type of content; for example, you can block all adult, violent, illegal, criminal, gambling, shopping or social media
For when you want to block access to a specific website, but not the entire category it belongs to, by a specific device or group of devices
should your Carnival broadband line ever go down, you can easily connect one of your 4G or 5G enabled devices (like your mobile phones) to restore internet to your network until the broadband comes back – no ugly dongle or additional mobile router required