Comcast Bows Monthly Service to Protect Devices Connected to XFi Gateway

Comcast launched a $5.99 monthly digital security service to protect home devices connected to its Xfinity Advanced Gateway. XFi Advanced Security uses artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to monitor and analyze a home’s Wi-Fi traffic and will automatically block identified suspicious activity in real time, said Comcast Wednesday. Customers can monitor activity on the digital dashboard in the Xfinity app. It cited Cisco figures saying by 2022 North American consumers will have an average 13 connected devices and Symantec data saying the number of IoT attacks jumped 600 percent 2016-17.