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> but the onus is on the user to lock down their equipment. Not the manufacturers. Huh? Why? I mean the user needs to have responsibility for the equipment the
by feanaro 5y ago
> but the onus is on the user to lock down their equipment. Not the manufacturers.
Huh? Why? I mean the user needs to have responsibility for the equipment they use, but it is absolutely also the manufacturers responsibility to produce reasonably locked down equipment.
- sysadm1n 5y agoI meant that these devices come with security features that the users don't even research beforehand, and blindly stick them on the Internet without even changing the default password. Google for 'public IP camera directories'. There's people monitoring the growth of their cannabis plants in their 'secret' attic, all public for everyone to see (including law enforcement).
- neon_electro 5y agoThe design of the device shouldn't allow the user to place it in an operational state without doing obvious security checkup items like changing the default password; this is an onus on the manufacturer.