California adopts cyber defense law for smart technology

California will be the first state where, from 1 in January of 2020, manufacturers of devices that connect to the Internet will be required to set a unique password on them or build a password generation system into them. The relevant law was signed by the governor of Jerry Brown, writes N + 1, with reference to The Verge.

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This is the first such legislative initiative in the field of cybersecurity, which should prevent hackers from gaining access to smart devices. In recent years, the Internet of things market has been actively growing, refrigerators, microwaves, smart speakers, thermostats, security cameras and even light bulbs are connected to the Internet.

In almost all cases, such devices use standard login / password for the first login, which users often do not change. This leads to the fact that attackers can take control of the device without any efforts, and here a variety of scenarios are possible - from nightly intimidating a child through a video nurse and entering a house to creating a huge botnet of video cameras for DDoS attacks.

The bill was evaluated by experts, calling it a good step in the field of cyber security. Cybersecurity expert Robert Graham was one of the toughest critics. He argues that it is not enough to add “good” functions and not destroy bad ones. He praised the password requirements, but said that the bill does not cover the whole range of authentication systems that can leave “holes” safe.

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