While it’s nearly impossible to stop a very determined hacker from breaking into your home’s network to gain access to your sensitive information, there are things you can do to reduce this risk. The security concern around connected homes comes from people who don’t protect their router. Don’t rely on the factory pre-set password that was issued with your router. Instead, change it to something different, and don’t continue to use that same password for everything else in your home or with your digital accounts. Another option is to install a VPN to help further encrypt and protect your network.