alb_004@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoNo more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UKwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down16cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkNo more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UKwww.theguardian.comalb_004@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksunitedkingdom@feddit.uk
minus-squarealb_004@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down15·edit-27 months agoHow they know what password we use in our device ? Do they scan our device without our permission ?
minus-squareZikeji@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·7 months agoThe law is for devices that come out of the box with a weak default. Like buying a wifi hotspot where the default is “admin123” would be bad. The default being random and printed on a label in the device is probably what this is aiming to usher in.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 months agoDid you really just share an article without actually reading it?
minus-squareit3agle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoIt’s for manufacturer passwords, not ones set by users. The legislation is to help regulate the manufacturers of IoT devices, not the users themselves.
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoProbably just default passwords
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoNo, others do that for them: insecam.org
minus-squarelowleveldata@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoNah they scan your brain
minus-squaredrkt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoThat’s not what this law is about, but yes actually they do! I’m not even in the UK and my domains get hit by UK authorities that claim to be scanning for vulnerabilities
How they know what password we use in our device ? Do they scan our device without our permission ?
The law is for devices that come out of the box with a weak default. Like buying a wifi hotspot where the default is “admin123” would be bad. The default being random and printed on a label in the device is probably what this is aiming to usher in.
Did you really just share an article without actually reading it?
It’s for manufacturer passwords, not ones set by users.
The legislation is to help regulate the manufacturers of IoT devices, not the users themselves.
Probably just default passwords
No, others do that for them: insecam.org
Nah they scan your brain
🤔
That’s not what this law is about, but yes actually they do!
I’m not even in the UK and my domains get hit by UK authorities that claim to be scanning for vulnerabilities