[Chapter-delegates] [Internet Policy] 'Smart' home devices used as weapons in website attack (was RE: Hack http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37738823)

[Richard Hill]

Dear Alejandro,


Thank you for these pertinent questions, which, I presume, are directed to everybody on this list.

 

Speaking for myself, I, as no doubt others on this list, have been responsible for the security of various computer installations and telecommunications networks and, in that capacity, have striven to ensure that proper security measures are taken.  I’ve also striven to explain security risks and counter-measures, both to management and end-users, and at one point I gave security trainings.

 

As an individual user, I do change the default passwords on the equipment that I buy (not doing so is apparently the main weakness that is exploited by the recent DDOS attacks).

 

Now that I am an activist, I have argued for more cooperation to improve security and, as you know, I still think that it is a pity that not all states agreed to Article 6 of the 2012 ITRs, which states:

 

“Member States shall individually and collectively endeavour to ensure the security and robustness of international telecommunication networks in order to achieve effective use thereof and avoidance of technical harm thereto, as well as the harmonious development of international telecommunication services offered to the public.”

 

But I know that not everybody on this list agrees with me regarding the ITRs, so we can agree to disagree.

 

Best,

Richard

 

From: Alejandro Pisanty [mailto:apisanty at gmail.com] 
Sent: dimanche, 23. octobre 2016 18:48
To: Richard Hill
Cc: Glenn McKnight; ISOC Chapter Delegates; ISOC INTERNETPOLICY
Subject: Re: [Internet Policy] 'Smart' home devices used as weapons in website attack (was RE: [Chapter-delegates] Hack http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37738823)

 

Richard,

 

1. how would you make it different?

 

2. how would you have made it different?

 

3. how did you try to make it different?

 

Yours,

 

Alejandro Pisanty

 

On Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 2:20 AM, Richard Hill <rhill at hill-a.ch> wrote:

Dear Glenn,

 

Thank you very much for this, which I am cross-posting to the Internet Policy list.  Such attacks have been reported before, and this article provides a very good summary.

 

I love the quip at the end: "In a relatively short time we've taken a system built to resist destruction by nuclear weapons and made it vulnerable to toasters," said Jeff Jarmoc, head of security for global business service Salesforce.

 

Best,

Richard

 

From: Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Glenn McKnight
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2016 00:27
To: ISOC Chapter Delegates
Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Hack http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37738823

 


'Smart' home devices used as weapons in website attack


 

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37738823




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