How Is ADT Helping Combat Wi-Fi Jamming?
Home security systems are more adaptable and connected to your lifestyle than ever before. Unfortunately, criminals are adapting too. As modern alarm systems in Kalamazoo have become accustomed to wireless technology, thieves have discovered a way to disrupt them via Wi-Fi jamming. Learn more about this practice and what the home security innovators at ADT are doing to fight it.
What Is Wi-Fi Jamming?
Wi-Fi jamming is a type of cyber intrusion in which a device overwhelms radio frequencies typically employed in home Wi-Fi. Essentially, it keeps smart home tools like sensors and cameras, from communicating and functioning dependably. You can think of your home’s Wi-Fi frequencies as information highways that carry data from one place to the next. A Wi-Fi jamming device creates a traffic jam, obstructing the movement of data and potentially shutting down your security entirely.
Even though Wi-Fi jamming is illegal in America, stopping it is difficult. However, ADT is doing its part to reduce the reach of this criminal pursuit.
How ADT Remains A Step Ahead
The innovators at ADT work hard to keep your family members protected and your Kalamazoo home security system out of the reach of tech-savvy criminals. Here is how ADT defends against interference from Wi-Fi jamming:
- Trouble-free communications. Instead of depending on Wi-Fi entirely, ADT uses another communications standard, Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications–Ultra Low Energy (DECT ULE). This alternative is effective for residential security, home automation, and other low-power, long-range purposes. DECT ULE functions at frequencies other than the typical 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi bands, which are more susceptible to Wi-Fi jamming.
- Cellular support. ADT knows that home security systems need more than one way to send information. For that reason, ADT’s resilient smart homes come equipped with cellular support, giving you added reliability with redundant communications. With DECT ULE and cellular communications, you have protection against wireless threats and a means to reach monitoring representatives if Wi-Fi is compromised.
Although your systems are fortified to fight this danger, ADT is doing more to defend you.
ADT Supports Legislation Against Wi-Fi Jamming Devices
At the forefront of home security for more than 150 years, ADT recently spoke on behalf of legislation to make the utilization of Wi-Fi jamming tools illegal. Oregon Senate Bill 959 was approved on May 22, 2025, including Wi-Fi jammers on the state’s record of burglary implements. Although the bill is a welcome victory against criminal hackers, ADT is aware there is more to be done and is actively encouraging other states to take similar action.
Get The Best Protection For Your Household
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