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... Is the data earlier in the article supposed to support this hypothesis? I'm not saying it doesn't, but I would really appreciate having more lines drawn and dots connected here. And what sort of checking are people supposed to do, exactly? And how?
This made me realize how many devices I buy once, set up once, and then never think about again. Smart TVs are probably one of the biggest examples of that. It would be interesting if manufacturers had to make software support periods much more obvious before people bought them.
* Report any security breaches within 72 hours to a public body (country's CSIRT + ENISA).
* for "all products with digital elements [...] including those already placed on the market before 11 December 2027"
Products must be sold with a "secure by default" config, with automated security patching enabled by default (opt-out), with reporting on possible unauthorised access, with data collection minimization (tie-in to GDPR), with an SBOM, with dedicated security testing, with public disclosure of vulnerabilities, …
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/cra-summar...
> If I had to guess where most of this traffic is coming from, it's from compromised smart appliances contributing traffic to proxy networks. ... Is the data earlier in the article supposed to support this hypothesis? I'm not saying it doesn't, but I would really appreciate having more lines drawn and dots connected here. And what sort of checking are people supposed to do, exactly? And how ?
I try to avoid "smart" appliances and if the manufacturer forces the "smart" stuff, I never enable it. Even my induction hob would like to connect to wifi (no idea what that would be useful for), but that's just not happening.
I try to avoid "smart" appliances and if the manufacturer forces the "smart" stuff, I never enable it. Even my induction hob would like to connect to wifi (no idea what that would be useful for), but that's just not happening.
My washing machine advertises its remote start feature to try get people to use the app and it’s like… I need to physically load laundry into the machine so I’m already going to be standing there when I want to start it.
I try to avoid "smart" appliances and if the manufacturer forces the "smart" stuff, I never enable it. Even my induction hob would like to connect to wifi (no idea what that would be useful for), but that's just not happening.
My washing machine advertises its remote start feature to try get people to use the app and it’s like… I need to physically load laundry into the machine so I’m already going to be standing there when I want to start it.