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Home Protection Becomes Vulnerabilities in Modern Security Systems
Why today’s smart safeguards can also expose you to risks you didn’t anticipate
Devona Green Jordan
September 13, 2025
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Interesting Tech Fact:
Few people realize that the first patented home security system using television surveillance was invented by Marie Van Brittan Brown in 1966, decades before “smart homes” became a buzzword. Working as a nurse in Queens, New York, Brown designed a closed-circuit system with four peepholes, a sliding camera that moved between them, and a monitor inside the home—allowing residents to see visitors without opening the door. Her invention not only laid the foundation for modern video doorbells and CCTV but also marked one of the earliest integrations of surveillance into private residences, a rare innovation far ahead of its time that continues to shape today’s connected home security industry.
Introduction
Home security once meant strong locks, a barking dog, and maybe an alarm system wired to a local monitoring service. The formula was simple: