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by baybal2 1744 days ago
"Connect to cloud by default" should be banned in any sensible network.

It's probably even more devastating that "default password by default" if exploited successfully.

A single stolen cert, or access to the device provisioning server instantly gets you "keys to the kingdom," and all of the devices online.

A default password, or a vulnerable API on the device, in contract, will still need the attacked to individually find, and hack each vulnerable device.