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Newly Enhanced NETGEAR Armor Helps Deliver Next-generation Protection for Connected Devices in the Home
Award-Winning NETGEAR Armor Powered by Bitdefender™ adds new Privacy and Advanced Security Capabilities, Making it a Comprehensive Security Solution for the
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAward-Winning NETGEAR Armor Powered by Bitdefender™ adds new Privacy and Advanced Security Capabilities, Making it a Comprehensive Security Solution for the Home Network\n\n SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), the leading provider of award-winning connected products designed to simplify and improve people's lives, today announced more protective NETGEAR Armor capabilities with advanced security and threat detection for the smart connected home. The enhanced NETGEAR Armor built into most Orbi and Nighthawk routers1 provides a protective bubble for connected devices in a home network, helping consumers stay safe from hackers, malware and viruses.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210810005309/en/Enhanced NETGEAR Armor security service available on Orbi WiFi 6. (Photo: Business Wire)\nThreats traditionally associated with PCs are now present in nearly all connected devices such as smart TVs, smart thermostats, light switches, home theater systems, security cameras, game consoles, smart speakers, streaming players, tablets, computers, smartphones and other smart home gadgets. According to Bitdefender’s 2020 Consumer Threat Landscape Report, the number of vulnerabilities in smart TVs increased by 335% and the number of vulnerabilities in IP cameras almost doubled between 2019 and 2020.\n\nWhile about 80 percent of Americans have some kind of antivirus software installed on their computers, the 25 or more connected devices in a typical smart home remain vulnerable to threats that can provide attackers with a backdoor into home networks, leading to severe usability and performance issues as well as theft of sensitive personal data such as passwords, credit card information and social security numbers.\n\nConnected devices from different manufacturers increase the chance of not only incoming attacks, but also outgoing threats such as a home security camera trying to send data to a rogue site. To help thwart such threats, NETGEAR is adding new capabilities to its flagship security offering, providing simple and comprehensive network and device protection.\n\nUnlike traditional endpoint antivirus products, NETGEAR Armor is built into the router to monitor activity going to and from the Internet, protecting the devices on your netw...