The Short Version
I work at Apple. I've spent my career in technology support, telecommunications, and systems administration. I've seen how device monitoring products actually work behind the curtain. Most of them collect more data about you than they protect.
I built HomeFront because I wanted a security tool I'd actually trust on my own family's devices. One that doesn't phone home. One that doesn't need an account. One that runs on your hardware and stays there.
Why On-Device
Every major security product routes your data through their cloud. Norton scans your files and sends telemetry. McAfee tracks your browsing to "improve threat detection." Bitdefender runs behavioral analysis on their servers. They're all watching you.
The argument is always the same: cloud processing is more powerful, shared threat intelligence protects everyone, we need your data to keep you safe.
It's not wrong, exactly. It's just not the only way.
Modern devices are powerful enough to run real health checks and monitoring locally. Your iPhone has more processing power than the servers that ran Norton's cloud detection five years ago. The reference databases that power enterprise monitoring tools are publicly available. The techniques aren't secret — they're well-documented.
The question isn't whether on-device security can work. It's why nobody's shipping it.
The answer is business model. Cloud-routed security creates a recurring dependency. Your device talks to their servers, which means they can upsell, cross-sell, and monetize the relationship. On-device security is a harder business because once the app works, it just… works. There's less to extract.
That's fine with me. I'd rather build something honest.
What We Believe
Security shouldn't require surveillance
If your monitoring tool collects more data than the issues it surfaces, something has gone wrong.
Verify, don't trust
We tell you exactly what HomeFront does. We tell you how to check. If you find something we didn't disclose, we'll refund you and fix it the same day.
Simple rules beat complex AI
Your firewall is either on or off. FileVault is either enabled or not. These are deterministic checks, not machine learning problems. We don't add complexity where it doesn't belong.
Your device, your data
No accounts. No cloud sync. No "optional" telemetry. Uninstall the app and every trace of it is gone.
Who This Is For
HomeFront is for people who take their digital life seriously but don't have a security team. Freelancers, families, small business owners, anyone who relies on their Mac or iPhone and wants to know it's actually protected — not just told it is.
It's also for IT professionals who manage small fleets of Apple devices. People who know what FileVault and SIP are, who want real posture assessment, not animated shields and "You're Protected!" badges that mean nothing.
Why I'm Telling You This
Because trust is earned, not marketed. The security industry has a credibility problem — too many products promise protection while quietly harvesting the data they're supposed to guard. The only antidote is transparency.
HomeFront's code does what we say it does. Our privacy policy is honest because there's nothing to hide. And if you want to verify any of it, we'll show you how.