The United Kingdom is the first country to roll out a law banning generic passwords on smart devices. One tech analyst says this is a great start, but the onus is on device owners.
Amid growing global cybersecurity threats, a tech expert is saying the United Kingdom is getting it mostly right with a new law., when you buy , they will not be allowed to just simply assign a password that’s really easy to guess, like admin, or 12345 or, my favourite, password, and then just leave it at,” said Carmi Levy, a technology analyst, journalist and author.
“Survey after survey shows that the vast majority of us never bother changing those default passwords. So assign a harder password, then force us to change it as soon as we get it. That’s the new law,” he said.But, there’s a bit of a catch. It doesn’t seem to include apps or online services, he said, and may also comfort smart-device owners into a sort of apathy.“This is certainly an important start,” he said.
“We have a role to play no matter where we live. Don’t just rely on government. At the end of the day, the rubber hits the road with us,” he said.Older brains feel ‘reward’ from music, even if they don’t like it: studyForeign intelligence services are contracting out killings to gangs “Of course, the LastPass breach happened, and that has gone down in history as one of the most egregious violations for security of a supposed security company. So, we no longer recommend LastPass, but other platforms, sure. You know, like Dashlane, like 1Password,” he said.
“Or, if you want to use a notepad that you lock in your desk drawer, that’ll work for some people too. Whatever it is, it almost doesn’t matter. Do something, because most of us aren’t doing anything, and we’re making it ridiculously easy for us to be victimized.”The expert said it’s also a good idea to develop layers of security, like facial, fingerprint, or voice recognition, “so I have an additional lock on that front door.
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