© 2018 IEEE. Due to the increase of the Smart Home System market, it has become important to outline and understand the direction and progress needed to ensure that, as Smart Home Systems become more common, the security and functionality of these systems. This research sheds light on what has been done in the field and Smart Home System owners feel currently about the systems they already have, the reasons behind using it as well as what could be done differently to improve its security. The results are presented from feedback received from the questionnaire to provide knowledge and understanding of how a Smart Home System can be improved, and what the main paths of future progress in this area. The ultimate aims of this work are to identify the risks associated with Smart Home Systems and investigate how the risks can be mitigated.