This year's first episode of the Surge Series, the official podcast of the Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation (ISEIF), delved into these questions from the perspective of the everyday consumer. Hosts Clare Butterfield and Uzma Noormohamed talked with Parks Associates' Eddie Accomando, an expert in applied anthropology, market research, and technology adoption whose recent report provides a comprehensive analysis of the trends that are contributing to adoption of home energy management products.
From the article "Four Clues To The Future Of Home Energy Technology" by www.smartgridnews.com
Even though major commercial security companies like ADT are still leading the home security market, low-cost solutions are on the rise and retailers play a major role in their adoption. According to...
Security breaches cost a lot of money. In the U.S., the average data breach costs $5.4 million. The average cost, globally, of a compromised record rose 9 percent in 2014 to $145; costs in the U.S. ro...
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“Consumer concerns about data privacy and security, including both the unauthorized hacking of devices and theft of device data, consistently rank as one of the leading concerns about connecting devic...
