By 2022, the global smart home market is anticipated to reach a value of more than US $53 billion, according to smart homes data from Statista. With the holiday season in full swing, countless households will soon be adding new connected devices that might be needed, useful, or just plain fun, but also come with risks that tend to be swept away faster than a mountain of crumbled giftwrapping paper. Smart home devices routinely draw upon information that is sensitive to our security. The good news is consumers may be wising up to the risks these devices introduce.”]