--- title: 'Fing: future-proofing Fingbox the IoT home network monitoring device' description: Disocver why Fing built its IoT product using Ubuntu Core & Snaps and how these technologies helped it to save budget and resources. url: https://canonical.com/blog/fing-iot-network-monitoring?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [James Nunns](https://canonical.com/blog/author/jamesnunns "More about James Nunns") 3 October 2018 # Fing: future-proofing Fingbox the IoT home network monitoring device [Fing](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/fing) [IoT](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/iot) [Snaps](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/snaps) [Ubuntu Core](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-core) --- Share the article As many as 20.4 billion internet of things devices are estimated to be in use by 2020, according to Gartner, with consumer products making up 63% of this figure. A large amount of these will be low-cost devices, rushed out by manufacturers in order to capitalise on this opportunity. Unfortunately, this method typically pays no attention to the long-term lifecycle of a product or software strategy. Factors that are typically not considered include: how can security updates be rolled out quickly? How to ensure your customers are on the latest version of your software especially once the device is out in consumer’s homes? How can the product lifecycle be extended through software functionality which may even up new revenue opportunities? One company that did consider these factors is [Fing](https://www.fing.io/), known for its network security app, when developing it’s customer-facing security toolkit hardware; Fingbox. Being able to future-proof the device was one of Fing’s main priorities from the start, aiming to ensure that their customers will be able to benefit from the latest feature updates and seamless security patches. Fing also wanted to ensure that they could build a sustainable business from Fingbox that wasn’t reliant on shipping new hardware and opened up a new revenue stream throughout its lifecycle. To address all these requirements, Fing adopted Ubuntu Core, Snaps and Canonical’s IoT app store to facilitate their product. Fing’s engineering team built Fingbox using Ubuntu Core and Snaps to speed up development time, save budget and resources and ensure a future-proofed product went to market. In this webinar, you’ll hear from Fing Co-Founder and Big Data Architect, Carlo Medas, on: * How Fingbox was built with Ubuntu Core * How Fingbox’s key features including parental control, Digital Fence and Digital Presence are updated and improved ongoing using Snaps * How Canonical’s IoT app store was used to facilitate the product [Register for webinar](https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/336519) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### So you need to add microcontrollers to your fleet: now what?](https://canonical.com/blog/microcontrollers-ubuntu-core-golioth) Your Ubuntu Core fleet is running beautifully. OTA updates roll out in minutes. Every device is strictly confined, cryptographically attested, and carrying a 10 to 15 year long... [Jonathan Beri](https://canonical.com/blog/author/jmberi) 18 June 2026 [### A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Building a local AI inference appliance in a virtual machine](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-core-26-ai-box) Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 26 release,... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 16 June 2026 [### A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Deploying AI models on Renesas RZ/V series for production](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-core-26-ai-renesas) Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with our releases,... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 4 June 2026 [### A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Cloud-powered edge computing with AWS IoT Greengrass and Azure IoT Edge](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-core-26-cloud-integration) Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 26 release,... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 20 May 2026