Compared to just a few years ago, home networks today have never been so full of connected devices. Parks Associates research from 2020 found that U.S. broadband households now have an average of 12 connected devices per home and estimates that number will increase to 20 per home by 2025.
From the article "Why the Smart Home Nework Has Never Been More Vulnerable" by Mitchell Klein.
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