devolo Home Control: When we talk about smart home technologies and products, the first question that inevitably arises is about the security of the data that is transferred through them. Customers want a solution that will not only make their daily lives easier, but will also help them save energy, while above all, it will protect them from unauthorized access.
Therefore, devolo bases the development of its home control products not only on the knowledge of its own experts but also on independent organizations that regularly carry out security tests. AV-TEST, the renowned independent testing laboratory with extensive experience in the field of security testing, recently carried out extensive tests on devolo Home Control and the result was the award of the “Excellent Protection” rating and the “Secure” certificate.
devolo Home Control: "Outstanding protection"
The German testing laboratory AV-TEST has conducted extensive tests on devolo Home Control, the easy-to-install smart home system that can be installed and operated by anyone without technical knowledge. At the end of the tests, it was rated “Secure” and its overall rating was “Excellent Protection.” The final test report states, among other things:
"The testing team praises the company for its security strategy. On a positive note, we saw for the first time a TLS connection to Smart Home control centers on both the client and server sides, which performed certificate verification.".
All of the above is not a given, and if one looks at the large comparison of smart home products, conducted by the same independent laboratories last year, one will notice that more than half of the participating systems were deemed insecure.
With the seal of experts in data security
The high quality and reliability of the certification provided by the independent testing organization is reflected in its many years of experience and the large number of customers who trust it, since almost all antivirus software manufacturers worldwide rely on the experience of the AV-TEST testing laboratories. The laboratories, which are based in Magdeburg, Germany, currently employ over 30 security experts who are highly specialized in their field, as well as in comparative testing, certification, stress testing, malware research and the preparation of detailed security analyses of different applications.
Smart home security at all levels
devolo Home Control not only provides additional security for the home itself, but has been designed with particular emphasis on the security of the system itself. The Z-Wave wireless standard forms the secure foundation of the system, since the devolo Home Control control center only "talks" to elements that have gone through a pairing training process. Customers who want to use the system only locally can also completely disable remote access via the Internet.
The interaction of these and other security functions is reflected in the German manufacturer's more than twelve years of experience in networking technologies and encryption methods.
Future-proof: devolo Home Control
For years, devolo has been a pioneer in data communication over the power line, with the world's largest PLC research and development department. At its headquarters in Aachen, Germany, more than 40% of employees are engaged in development and thus in the continuous improvement of secure home networking.
For more information about devolo Home Control products and technologies, which will be available in the Greek and Cypriot markets in the first quarter of 2016, visit https://www.devolo.de/home-control/ while for the results of the AV-Test comparative tests, https://www.av-test.org
