The Australian government is under pressure to ban these devices, which retail for about $70 to $700 at online technology stores, due to ongoing threats to households and national security.

With the industry’s improved proficiency at locking down endpoint devices such as laptops, hackers have turned their attention toward network security systems—whose position as the front door ...

A school district’s new device hopes to stop danger at the door. The Osceola School District recently purchased several Open ...