In September last year, the ABC Investigations journalism unit published an in-depth report looking into the use in Australia of surveillance cameras manufactured by Chinese companies, Hikvision and Dahua, with security ramifications for any organisation installing Internet-connected devices. Security researchers assert that vulnerabilities in Hikvision and Dahua cameras leave them open to malicious actors looking to syphon […]
Smart home devices are anything but security smart
Symantec has issued a damning indictment of the security of smart home devices. It analysed 50 currently available products and says: “We found that none of the devices enforced strong passwords, used mutual authentication, or protected accounts against brute-force attacks.” Symantec has published its findings in a free report Insecurity in the Internet of Things. […]
