Happy New Year! Retiring from my old job, setting up all my freelance admin stuff, and the holidays have really given me a lot of optimism and excitement for the new year ahead. I just wanted to get a quick post out there to remind everyone to secure all those new gadgets that you got for Christmas. For all of you who got new Internet-connected devices for Christmas (smart TVs, thermostats, Ring doorbells, security cameras, etc), don't forget that they are just as vulnerable to attack as any computer and you need to secure them properly. Camera systems, especially, because an attacker can use them to spy on you and your loved ones in your own home. IoT connected Alarm systems are a target because an attacker can build a profile of when you are home and when you are away in order to plan break-ins. Garage door openers can even be connected nowadays, and an attacker can open your garage door if they can get into your system.
Here's an article from US-CERT/CISA from last year, but the information is still very relevant today:
For all of you advanced network and security geeks who really want to lock down your IoT and home or small business WiFi networks, this video also has some great advice and gives excellent ideas and instructions for setting up your home network.
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