In AV-Comparatives' 2024 IoT Router Security Assessment, NETGEAR Armor emerged as the leader in protecting your home network and connected devices. Whether it's helping safeguard your home network and smart products, blocking malicious websites, or offering enhanced data protection, NETGEAR Armor consistently outperforms competitors.
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Your home router doesn’t just provide WiFi – it’s the gateway to your home, your devices, your data, and the things that matter most to you. That’s why selecting the right router is so critical – considering features, performance, brand reputation, and, most importantly, security.
NETGEAR – named by Newsweek as one of The Most Trustworthy Companies in the World – has been dedicated to safeguarding your network, your security and your privacy since 1996. And so, when recent independent testing confirmed that NETGEAR Armor – our award-winning advanced online security and privacy solution that comes pre-installed on most Orbi Mesh and Nighthawk Routers – consistently outshines its competitors in key areas, we weren’t surprised.
In AV-Comparatives’ 2024 IoT Router Security Assessment, NETGEAR Armor emerged as the leader in protecting your home network and connected devices. Whether it’s helping safeguard your home network and smart products, blocking malicious websites, or offering enhanced data protection, NETGEAR Armor consistently outperforms competitors like TP-Link, eero, and ASUS. What’s more: NETGEAR Armor also excelled on the go, achieving an outstanding 99.98% protection rating, offering you robust security even when you’re on the more.
Smart homes are more convenient than ever, but they also introduce new vulnerabilities. Devices like connected security cameras, smart door locks, and ambient lighting add comfort to our lives, but they can also be targeted by cybercriminals. While many homeowners focus on protecting smartphones or laptops, they often overlook a critical safeguard: router-level protection. Without it, your entire network, including all connected devices, is left exposed.
In fact, the rapid growth of IoT (Internet of Things) devices has led to an increase in cyberattacks targeting smart homes. According to the 2024 IoT Threat Landscape Report, smart homes face an average of 10 cyberattacks per day. And as threats become more sophisticated, traditional security solutions often fall short.
Enter NETGEAR Armor™ , powered by Bitdefender. The service offers a comprehensive suite of tools that help protect the network at its core – transforming your router into a robust AI-powered shield against known and emerging threats, while also offering advanced protection for connected devices, including computers, smart phones and smart home products.
AV-Comparatives’ 2024 IoT Router Security Assessment compared an Armor-enabled router from the NETGEAR Orbi product line against leading competitive products. The rigorous evaluation focused on key security areas such as malware detection, phishing protection, exploit blocking, and self-defense capabilities. NETGEAR Armor excelled across all categories, proving its ability to help detect and block a wide range of cyber threats that target home networks.
In real-world scenarios, where attacks are increasingly common, NETGEAR Armor offers peace of mind by helping protect your network from emerging threats before they can do harm.
Your connected devices often transmit sensitive information, like usernames, passwords, and payment details. NETGEAR Armor helps keep this information secure by blocking attempts to transmit it over unencrypted connections, helping ensure that your confidential data stays private while browsing or shopping online.
Many smart devices don’t get regular firmware updates, leaving them open to exploitation. NETGEAR Armor helps mitigate these risks with exploit prevention, helping block unauthorized access and protecting your devices from being hijacked. With its near-perfect success rate, NETGEAR Armor offers a layer of protection that significantly reduces your vulnerability to cyberattacks.
NETGEAR Armor doesn’t just help protect your devices—it also gives you the tools to manage your network. With real-time alerts, detailed security reports, and vulnerability assessments, you can monitor the health of your network and take action to resolve potential issues before they escalate. It’s like having a cybersecurity expert keeping watch over your home.
NETGEAR Armor isn’t an afterthought; it’s an essential component of your smart home’s security. By integrating directly into your router, NETGEAR Armor provides AI-powered protection at the network level, helping safeguard every device that connects to your home network.
NETGEAR Armor also works in tandem with NETGEAR’s built-in security features, such as WPA3 encryption, automatic firmware updates, and Advanced Router Protection, to offer comprehensive defense against threats. Advanced Router Protection uses a combination of AI and exploit prevention to help detect and block attacks targeting your router, and it even allows for live patches to be deployed, while the router is in operation, to address security issues quickly, without waiting for a firmware update.
With the rise of smart devices and IoT technology, home networks are more vulnerable than ever. NETGEAR Armor delivers the advanced, multi-layered protection you need to help keep your smart home secure. From malware blocking and exploit prevention to real-time monitoring and device management, NETGEAR Armor gives you peace of mind in an increasingly connected world.
With NETGEAR Armor, powered by Bitdefender, your smart home will be better protected against the evolving landscape of cyber threats. Whether you’re at home or on the go, NETGEAR Armor helps safeguard your devices, your data, and your family.
It’s time to take control of your home’s security. Discover how NETGEAR’s routers and software services can transform your smart home into a safer, smarter environment. Learn more about its features and benefits today and take the first step toward protecting your connected world.
