Phone, tablet and IoT makers should state when they will stop supplying security updates for new devices entering the market, the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) said this morning.
Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman said: “The phones and smart our devices can be a goldmine for hackers looking to steal data, but a large number still uses old software with security holes in their systems.”
Plan Secure by Design worth εκατο 70 million £ exists from DCMS for years, but its current extension to smartphones is remarkable.
Additionally, smart device manufacturers will be prohibited from publishing the default administrator passwords for the producttheirs. These default administrator passwords are a common method of compromising systems that are online.
The above plans are likely to encounter obstacles from device manufacturers, as the end-of-life dates of their devices will not be good for marketing.
