Britain now has IoT hardware standards that ban weak or easily guessable default passwords such as “admin” or “12345." Manufacturers are also required to publish contact details so users can report bugs.

  • @[email protected]
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    167 months ago

    Wow, this doesn’t sound like us at all. Unless it’s bundled in with a requirement to add a back door for snooping to bypass encryption.

    • @[email protected]
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      67 months ago

      Y’all probably just went “damn, it is way too easy to snoop on our own infrastructure” after checking personally.

      • @[email protected]
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        17 months ago

        UK gov can seriously cut back on their IT budget since mandating manufacturers make devices secure-by-default.

        Joking aside, this seems a sensible law

  • @badbytes
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    17 months ago

    How would one reset a device?

    • @[email protected]
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      37 months ago

      Most devices have a “restore factory default” button in their UI, or a physical “reset” button that you hold down for 5s or hold down while power cycling.