Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Massive smart device botnet highlights the dangers of default passwords

If you don’t know how to secure an IP network, hire a professional to install your “smart home” and “Internet Of Things” systems. It’s far too easy for hackers to compromise these devices if left to their manufacturer defaults…which is usually how most people install them without help.

“A botnet responsible for a massive DDOS (distributed denial-of-service) attack was created thanks to weak default usernames and passwords found in internet-connected cameras and DVRs.:

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