HA and IOT devices on a separate LAN

[gpbenton (Graham)]

Someone suggest a similar setup here. I haven’t done it (just bookmarked it in case I get the time), but the author did offer to answer any questions. The whole thread is quite interesting.

Best Way to Protect from Hackers?

I work in IT security, and one of my biggest issues with Home Automation, is that I see a lot of really insecure setups from people who, whilst very smart, don’t know much about digital security. When you have devices that control your locks, stove, gas fire, alarms etc, people don’t seem to click that it’s really important to prioritise security. In the few Home Automation installations I’ve done for others, the cost of the security work has trumped the installation, and I refuse to do install…