[Upcycle It] WiFi Connected Smoke Detector #9: WannaCry and IoT security

RE: [Upcycle It] WiFi Connected Smoke Detector #9: WannaCry and IoT security

vlasov01 — Wed, 24 May 2017 01:09:55 GMT

Thank you a lot for very good feedback and recommendations!

DAB — Mon, 22 May 2017 19:51:44 GMT

Nice update.

Security has been my main objection to this rush to IOT.

Unless control is in place from the start then there is a huge systemic risk.

I currently do not own any IOT enabled devices and I have no plans to add any until I am sure that they are under MY control and not someone else's.

DAB

mcb1 — Mon, 22 May 2017 03:33:21 GMT

Peter Oakes has put together a lengthy video on reprograming ESP 8266 devices (which are the heart of the Sonoff)

Peter Scargill is the mastermind behind it but they collaborated to bring it all together.

I always like to create a seperate network and then link that to the internet via the normal router.

It allows you to set rules, ports and such like to hopefully prevent unwanted access.

It is good that you're looking at security, far too many manufacturers aren't IMO.

Mark.