To smarten up your home, you can buy a light bulb that flashes when new e-mail arrives. Or a thermostat that switches to eco mode when everyone has left the house. And a nifty door lock to alert you when someone's at the door and no one is home.

Let's just hope your smart house is smarter than smart hackers.

Connected objects were all the rage at the recent Consumer Electronics Show. More households are buying the devices, with sales expected to jump 73 percent from last year to 35.9 million units by 2017, according to market researcher Parks Associates and the Consumer Electronics Association. But the lack of security of the Internet of Things is what concerns many who feel that device makers don't do enough to protect consumer data in this new age of smart.

From the article "Securing the Internet of Things inside your house" by Tamara Chuang.

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