If this does what it says on the tin it'll be a big security boost to most homes. I wonder how much overhead there is though. I'm not even sure how it works, antivirus in my experience is on a file by file basis, not packets which is what the router sees. I know my pc and other devices are protected but I have a family with more and more connected devices. If this can help secure those with no hit to overall network performance then that can only be a good thing... right?

RonanH:

If this does what it says on the tin it'll be a big security boost to most homes. I wonder how much overhead there is though. I'm not even sure how it works, antivirus in my experience is on a file by file basis, not packets which is what the router sees. I know my pc and other devices are protected but I have a family with more and more connected devices. If this can help secure those with no hit to overall network performance then that can only be a good thing... right?

If it's anything like a Fortigate/Sonicwall UTM it's definitely going to impact network performance. Might not be noticable on a home network but if you're already stressing the device turning this on is going to make the performance worse.

I'm thinking latency issues for online gaming for one thing. Don't know, maybe? And you don't really need this do you. A router in itself is a big security firewall, and then you have antivirus software on your PC, and then you keep your OS and programs up to date, and then you don't click on silly things on the internet!

"Many people already have some type of anti-virus software loaded onto their home computers. However, this is often not effective enough for the cyber threats in today’s environment. In fact, according to research, 146 billion records of personal information, such as g3 credit card information or national identification / social security numbers, are expected to be stolen by cybercriminals between 2018 to 2023." Except that's bullshit. It is recommended these days to use Windows Defender (on W10) and have good security practices. That's how you don't get your stuff stolen. Something like this won't protect your infos from getting stolen in data breaches

I’m guessing its blacklist of bad IPs with combo of Intrusion detection system like https://www.snort.org/ Its nice thing to add for a home environment, People underestimate how many scans for exploitation hit your router on a daily basis, and sometimes having a update OS or Antivirus won’t protect you if your router is compromised or you have a bad device running rogue on your network (Chinese smart plugs, Smart TV etc), and Threat detection and blocking is a great way to avoid or prevent those devices opening backdoors into your network. Performance hit really depends on the hardware but in most cases for home use, I doubt it would be noticeable.

So..... BitDefender Box goes Mesh?