http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/04/iot_garage_door_startup_bad_pr/
Bad PR? I think it’s a bit more than that. But that’s neither here, or there. Why not just use the standard remotes for your garage door opener? You run everything through your phone and you will break your life if your phone is stolen or hacked. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Richard Stovall Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2017 6:08 PM To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Beware browser password managers Ouch. On Apr 8, 2017 5:29 PM, "Kurt Buff" <kurt.b...@gmail.com <mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: Let's just quote an old maxim here: "Sufficiently advanced forms of incompetence are indistinguishable from evil": http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article143509739.html Kurt On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com <mailto:asbz...@gmail.com> > wrote: > It is now the IoET or the IoIT > > Evil or Insecure -- your choice. > > Regards, > > ASB > http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker > > Providing Expert Technology Consulting Services for the SMB market… > > GPG: 860D 40A1 4DA5 3AE1 B052 8F9F 07A1 F9D6 A549 8842 > > > > On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com > <mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> True enough, especially the IoT: >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/04/iot_garage_door_startup_bad_pr/ >> >> Kurt >> >> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 4:27 AM, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com >> <mailto:asbz...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> > Beware the internet. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > ASB >> > http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker >> > >> > Providing Expert Technology Consulting Services for the SMB market… >> > >> > GPG: 860D 40A1 4DA5 3AE1 B052 8F9F 07A1 F9D6 A549 8842 >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 10:23 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com >> > <mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I've used PasswordSafe for years. Nothing's perfect, but I've always >> >> been leery of browser-based password managers, local or cloudy >> >> >> >> Google breaks LastPass (again) >> >> http://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1225 >> >> <http://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1225&desc=6> >> >> &desc=6 >> >> >> >> From the 22nd, regarding earlier vulns in many/all browser password >> >> managers >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.networkworld.com/article/3183675/security/stop-using-password-manager-browser-extensions.html >> >> >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >
