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Friday, November 21, 2014

Tech Article on 11/21

Russians 'Spying on UK Webcams'
  • Access of IP-enabled cameras on digital devices are easily accessible to tech savvy people against users that fail to change their password
    • Some examples of easy accessible devices are
      • webcams on laptop
      • modern baby monitors
      • home security kits
  • Information Commissioner Graham used a Russian website as an example of the weakness
    • It provided a directory of thousands of unsecured internet cameras
      • which included hundreds of modern security camera and baby monitors installed in the United Kingdom
  • They have been trying to significantly reduce the amount 
    • Since the website was reported in October the number of the British web-cams that were accessible on the directory dropped from 1,764 to 584

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