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The UK beefs up smart home security by going after bad default passwords
What do you mean “admin” isn’t a good password?
With updates to the country’s Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act(PSTI) that came into force today, regulators say that tech gadgets that can connect to the internet or a local wired network must either have a unique default password or be definable by the person who owns it. This doesn’t necessarily address all of those practices, but bad default passwords are low-hanging fruit that should be tackled. And while Energy Star has clear, explainable benefits like lower utility bills, it’s a little harder to make it clear that a smart bulb connected to your router can be a security risk for your other devices, so it’s hard to know how effective it will be when it goes into effect.
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