Only the dumbest of people thinks connecting your home security system to the internet is a good idea.
Air gap ONLY people! Worst case, put a dial-up modem on a terminal server and put a complex PWD on it. Or, buy a standard service that uses the telephone network with cellular back-up.
But connected directly to the internet? That’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are.
it is good that you are so smart and know all this.
But most people don’t and they are probably told that this will allow them to check on their home, while they are away, and that certainly sounds like a good thing and they are not aware of the potential problems, until something bad happens.
No cams, mics etc connected to the internet-or anything else on any electronic devices at my place, either-same as most people living out here-a cell phone and a loaded firearm nearby are a better investment if you are home-good 6-7 ft. game fencing and a tall locked gate with a loud alarm and game cameras across the driveway when you are not there-whether you are home or not, the sheriff and EMS are at least 30-45 minutes away in this remote, sparsely populated area-Alexa, Nest, etc is not going to prevent anything from happening, so why invite a spying device onto your property?
I have a bunch of cameras hooked to the “internet” so that we can see what is going on around the house when we are gone. I also have one that lets us see what the dog is up to when we are gone. They supplement our burglar alarm. If it goes off and alerts us on our cell phones we can instantly take a look around and see if there really is something going on.
Our house has been burglarized and we have had problems with drug dealers parking in front of our driveway and doing business. Strange thing... criminals do not like video cameras pointed at them especially when you can use their built in speakers to tell them that you are watching them.
It is unlikely that anyone is going to waste much time watching our yard and driveway, even if they can figure out a way, the real criminals around here are not that sophisticated.
I always have to laugh at people living in secure places with almost no threats to their security constantly making idiotic statements about people who live in areas that are not as safe who are using inexpensive technology to secure their homes. Idiot tech savvy kids hacking into your video camera are not real security threats when compared to thugs with knives and guns robbing your house and selling drugs in your neighborhood. If you do not understand what real security threats are then you should probably keep your smug trap shut.