Avast, the makers of security products for mobile and desktop devices, are claiming that Android's built-in factory reset option does a poor job of really deleting your personal information.
Potentially hundreds of millions of Android users have used the option to wipe their phone before selling it, donating it, or trading it in for a new upgrade, which leaves a scary amount of data out there.
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Security community has made a formal warning to the US FTC about how sloppy IoT security and testing is. They warned there is no formal testing for most smart devices and even less security. They claimed that they were an extreme danger to the world, and especially for the users. They were very alarmed that medical devices that if they malfunction can kill the user don't receive anymore testing than a security camera. They also warned users will not have a choice to buy a dumb device. Large screen TVs are already there. The security expert wanted a dumb vary large screen TV because of the extreme security risk of buying a smart TV. There were none available in the screen size she wanted.
Gah, IKR. They're able to release this alpha/beta software, in part because there are SO many that make similar things (not 100% sure what I'm aiming at :))
Wish there'd be a developer to put a stop to all that - like when the Dreamweaver set a standard for web-development software (you know, just something unbeatable).
One of the things they were pushing for was a library of well tested routines that companies could purchase. They also need a way to detect and clean infections. The stumbling point there is most of these chips are made in China and their is evidence that may suggest the devices are designed to harbor malware and include hardware making them effective attack devices. The bigger question are these random acts by rouge engineers or are these company or government sponsored projects.
I don't have a recent version of Dreamweaver C5) butit used to pretty much force you into keeping FTP login info in the app. Botnets target Dreamweaver to get that info and take over your web sites.
