A few weeks ago, we predicted Nests next product would be a smart outlet. The Google-owned smart-device maker prides itself on updating unloved home products, such as thermostats and smoke detectors. However, if ADT has any say in the matter, theyll likely want Nest to roll out some smart alarms.

The home security company is eager to partner with Nest, according to Forbes. ADT CEO Naren Gursahaney tells Forbes, Were working feverishly to develop the partnership. While ADT already has a system, Pulse, that users can control remotely, lots of competitors are trying to get into the smart home security market via Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and the like. From video doorbellsto hubsto tiny sensors, it seems like lots of products offer home protection as a bonus, instead of the main focus. And all of them come without the monthly fee of a system like ADT. If Nest does want to go the security route, it would be time-consuming and costly to set up call centers that can contact police and fire departments. It would be much easier to piggyback on ADTs already established ones.

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About seven million customers pay ADTs monthly fee, which has to be attractive to Nest. After all, a recent surveyfound that many consumers had no idea products like smart thermostats and smoke alarms even exist. The exposure to that customer base could raise Nests profile. However, the company is staying mum for now. We dont have anything to share on the topic at this time, Nest spokeswoman Zoz Cuccias told Forbes.

Ironically, a partnership with Nest might raise security concerns for ADT. Wi-Fi-enabled devices could be vulnerable to hacks, which is the last thing anyone wants from an alarm system. Still, for those who want smart home devices, connected alarmsare among the most coveted items.

With Nest being cagey about the potential partnership, its not clear when, if ever, we could see it ruling the smart home security roost.

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With two suspects in custody thanks to a home-security system, authorities still need the public's help to identify a third suspect in a home invasion that turned brutal a week before Christmas.

On Tuesday, the Black Hills Fugitive Task Force served arrest warrants on Robert Arpan III, 30, and Cody Hopkins, 30, both of Rapid City. The men were arrested without incident at their homes, according to Capt. Marty Graves of the Pennington County Sheriff's Office.

Rapid City Police said the home-invasion victim's home-security system captured photos of Arpan, Hopkins and a third suspect when they forced their way into a home on East Watertown Street Dec. 17.

The men severely beat the 72-year-old homeowner before taking several items from the home. The victim was taken to Rapid City Regional Hospital with serious injuries. Police on Tuesday did not provide an update on the victim's condition.

One day after police posted photos, a tip helped officers identify one of the men.

Warrants accusing Arpan and Hopkins of first-degree burglary were issued on Monday and served Tuesday, according to Rapid City Police spokesman Brendyn Medina.

Arpan and Hopkins were both being held without bond in the Pennington County Jail on three counts each of first-degree burglary. Hopkins also has two outstanding misdemeanor warrants from Meade County for failing to comply with conditions of his release on other charges.

Members of the Black Hills Fugitive Task Force who made the arrest were officers with the Pennington County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Marshal's Service.

Anyone with information that could assist with the investigation is asked to call police Det. Steve Neavill at 394-4134 or send an anonymous tip by texting RCPD and the info to 847411.

Contact Andrea J. Cook at 394-8423 or andrea.cook@rapidcityjournal.com

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New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS): Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday reviewed the country's security situation at a high-level meeting here.

The meeting comes ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India for the Republic Day celebrations and following the recent violence in Assam perpetrated by Bodo militants and a blast in Bengaluru.

"We discussed the country's security situation," army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh told reporters after the meeting, but refused to give details.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and chiefs of intelligence agencies were also present in the meeting.

Last week, the home minister had met the army chief to review the security situation in Assam where over 70 people were killed and around 10,000 were taking shelter in relief camps after Bodo militants attacked adivasis in three districts.

A blast in Bengaluru Sunday killed a woman and injured three other people.

India has already asked neighbours Bhutan and Myanmar to help evict Indian militants who are believed to have bases there.

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Members of a Brooklyn family woke up Monday morning to find a shocking site on their home security monitor.

As CBS2s Tony Aiello reported Monday night, the family found a masked man inside their home, just below the room where their children were sleeping. The man also had a gun.

When the police came, we looked over the video, and suddenly, what do I see? The guy has a gun! said burglary victim Haim Mitnizki. Its clear, and then I realized how lucky I was.

Mitnizki, of Crown Heights, was sound asleep early Monday morning when the burglar broke into a rear door and entered his home.

Mitnizki is in the security business, and his home is equipped with surveillance cameras and motion detectors. They set off a piercing alarm, and woke up the house.

Mitnizki said he looked at a video feed on his laptop and spotted the intruder.

I was yelling to my wife: Call the cops! Get the kids! Protect the kids! Im going downstairs, he said.

Mitnizki said he grabbed a knife for protection. But by the time he got downstairs, the burglar had fled.

This burglar was really brazen, Aiello reported. Not only did he target a house that was clearly marked as having home security, but he also broke one of the surveillance cameras as he approached the back door.

The NYPD was working to determine Monday night whether the burglary was linked to others. Meanwhile, the Shomrim, a local volunteer patrol, was warning residents.

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The Sony hack -- and the FBI's conclusion that North Korea is responsible -- renewed security professionals' discussions of an ongoing cyberwar between countries and other opposing entities. Experts say we can expect more skirmishes to play out online rather than on the battlefield.

"Experts have been calling it a 'cyber Cold War' for some time, and that's only ramping up quickly," said Chris Petersen, CTO and co-founder of security intelligence company LogRhythm. "Nation-states both weak and strong see cyberattacks as a weapon to counter the global influence of the U.S."

Petersen also expects an increase in governments' use of malicious software to spy on certain individuals' activity. Last month Amnesty International released an anti-spyware tool that scans devices for government surveillance software.

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Overall, the experts think the number of cyberattacks will increase during 2015 and beyond. It's scary stuff, but they hope the public conversation and awareness will increase as well.

"It doesn't happen overnight, but making changes requires starting the conversation," Petersen said. "Unfortunately, I do think truly moving forward will take a few years."

In the meantime, Coggeshall, the LifeLock executive, reiterated a handful of best practices "that will really protect the average person from the majority of attacks levied against them": Keep antivirus software updated, use strong passwords, never put sensitive personal information online or emails, exercise extreme caution when clicking links or downloading attachments and don't sign into accounts when using public Wi-Fi networks.

"We still have to tell people this stuff, which I think shows that in the next years we'll still be in this general discussion phase," said Thompson of Blue Coat. "There will be more breaches. But there will also be more and more discussion over dinner tables, and that's where awareness begins."

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Publication Date : 29-12-2014

The home ministry has directed security agencies to remain vigilant as the date for promulgating the new constitution approaches.

In a meeting with regional administrators, security chiefs and chief district officers on Sunday, the ministry asked officials to beef up security in areas under their watch.

Five regional administrators, 12 chief district officers from mid-Tarai and CDOs form Rupandehi, Banke, Kathmandu , Lalitpur and Bhaktapur attended the meeting headed by deputy prime minister and home minister Bam Dev Gautam.

The CDOs briefed the security situation in the districts bordering India and possible infiltration of criminal elements from the other side of the border.

Home ministry spokesperson Laxmi Dhakal said they are preparing security plans to tackle an untoward situation before and after January 22.

Minister Gautam sought ideas on how to curb the activities of the Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN maoist that has threatened to stage a revolt.

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NEW DELHI:Security has been tightened in India after a bomb blast killed one woman in the southern city of Bengaluru.

India's home ministry has called the incident "an act of terror". But so far, no militant group has claimed the responsibility for the blast on Sunday (Dec 28).

The explosion killed a woman, 38-year-old Bhavani Devi, and injured three others in Bengaluru. Preliminary reports suggested that the improvised explosive device, which was triggered with a timer, was placed outside a popular restaurant in the heart of the city.

Junior Home Minister Kiren Rijiju said: "Definitely, it's a terror attack. We have to upgrade the security apparatus. We have to increase the level of alertness."

Known as the IT hub of India, Bengaluru had been on a high alert since the arrest of a youth last month for allegedly running a pro-Islami State twitter account. The account sent out an array of information about the group's activities.

Over the past six years, the city formerly known as Bangalore has been hit by several blasts, the worst being the explosions in 2008 which left over a dozen injured. Some security experts feel the latest attack was most likely the work of the Indian Mujahideen, a group responsible for most of the previous strikes in the region.

Security expert Qamar Agha said: "All indications show that it is one of those typical IEDs (improvised explosive device) used earlier by Indian Mujahideen. They have been consistently targeting the mega cities of India, which are the business hub of this country."

Meanwhile in the aftermath of the latest attack, authorities have stepped up security in all vulnerable cities in the wake of ongoing year-end festivities.

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