Data privacy and security concerns are consistently among the top purchase barriers for those not owning smart home devices.

Parks Associates will host the CONNECTIONS Summit Privacy & Security: Protecting Consumers session on Thursday, January 14 from 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. CT. This session will be moderated by the firm's senior analyst, Patrice Samuels.

In this session, industry experts Paula Al-Soufi, Director, Solution Offering, F-Secure, Aleem Lakhani, EVP, Specialty Risk USA, Amtrust North America, Sharon Mirsky, Co-Founder and COO, Firedome, and Brad Ree, CTO, ioXt Alliance take a closer look at how manufacturers, broadband service providers, and data security service providers are doubling their efforts to mitigate potential risks to consumers’ personal data and developing new solutions to give consumers peace of mind about the security of their connected lifestyle.

Thank you to our sponsors: Alarm.com, AmTrust Financial Services, and Airties. For more information please visit www.connectionssummit.com