Dave Farber
2018-09-19 22:21:09 UTC
Subject: [ NNSquad ] California may ban terrible default passwords on connected devices
Date: September 20, 2018 at 5:57:36 AM GMT+9
California may ban terrible default passwords on connected devices
https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/19/california-connected-devices-security-law-cybersecurity/
If Brown signs the bill into law, it will take effect at the
beginning of 2020. But critics claim the wording is vague and
doesn't go far enough in ensuring manufacturers don't include
unsecured features. "It's like dieting, where people insist
you should eat more kale, which does little to address the
problem you are pigging out on potato chips," Robert Graham of
Errata Security said in a blog post. "The key to dieting is
not eating more but eating less." Given the huge number of
connected devices available, it's also not clear how the state
plans to enforce and regulate the rules.
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-------------------------------------------Date: September 20, 2018 at 5:57:36 AM GMT+9
California may ban terrible default passwords on connected devices
https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/19/california-connected-devices-security-law-cybersecurity/
If Brown signs the bill into law, it will take effect at the
beginning of 2020. But critics claim the wording is vague and
doesn't go far enough in ensuring manufacturers don't include
unsecured features. "It's like dieting, where people insist
you should eat more kale, which does little to address the
problem you are pigging out on potato chips," Robert Graham of
Errata Security said in a blog post. "The key to dieting is
not eating more but eating less." Given the huge number of
connected devices available, it's also not clear how the state
plans to enforce and regulate the rules.
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