How Is ADT Leading The Fight Against Wi-Fi Jamming?
Home security systems are more adaptable and connected to your lifestyle than ever before. Regrettably, criminals are adapting as well. As smart homes in Utica have grown accustomed to wireless technology, thieves have discovered a way to obstruct them with Wi-Fi jamming. Read more about this criminal behavior and what the home security innovators at ADT are doing to combat it.
What Is Wi-Fi Jamming?
Wi-Fi jamming is a sort of wireless network attack in which a device overwhelms radio frequencies commonly used in home networks. Essentially, it prevents smart home equipment like cameras and door sensors, from communicating and operating reliably. You can think of your home’s Wi-Fi frequencies as information highways that carry data from one location to another. A Wi-Fi jamming tool creates a traffic jam, preventing the movement of information and potentially shutting down your security fully.
Even though Wi-Fi jamming is illegal in America, stopping it is a challenge. Yet, ADT is taking a lead role in minimizing the reach of this criminal activity.
How ADT Remains A Step Ahead
The home security experts at ADT strive to keep your loved ones shielded and your Utica home security system out of the hands of tech-savvy criminals. Here are two of the ways ADT circumvents disruptions from Wi-Fi jamming:
- Tamper-free communications. Rather than counting on Wi-Fi completely, ADT uses a different communications option, Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications–Ultra Low Energy (DECT ULE). This technology works well for home security devices, home automation, and other low-power, extended-range purposes. DECT ULE functions at frequencies other than the standard 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands, which are more susceptible to Wi-Fi jamming.
- Cellular backup. ADT realizes you have to avoid a single point of failure in home security communications. Taking that into account, ADT’s well-equipped smart homes come with cellular support, giving you redundancy and reliability. With cellular and DECT ULE alternatives, you have support against hackers and a method to reach monitoring representatives if Wi-Fi is lost.
Even though your systems are equipped to counter this risk, ADT is defending you in other ways.
ADT Backs Bill Against Wi-Fi Jamming Tools
Leading the way in residential security for over 150 years, ADT recently testified in support of legislation to make using Wi-Fi jamming devices a crime. Oregon Senate Bill 959 was approved on May 22, 2025, including Wi-Fi jammers on the state’s registry of burglary implements. Despite the fact the bill is a nice victory against criminal hackers, ADT knows there is more to be done and is dilligently prompting other states to follow suit.
Get The Best Defense For Your Loved Ones
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