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massive DDoS attack

What this attack demonstrates is that the economics of the IoT mean that it will remain insecure unless government steps in to fix the problem. This is a market failure that can't get fixed on its own.

Bruce Schneier

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/10/security_econom_1.html

• massive scale
• used CCTV cameras, digital video recorders, home routers, and other embedded computers interconnected as part of the IoTs.

The internet activity of everyone in Britain will have to be stored for a year by service providers, under new surveillance law plans.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34715872

How to be "secure": use encryption

• Use Signal for mobile messaging:
  • https://whispersystems.org
• Use encryption for email:
  • https://protonmail.com
  • https://mailfence.com
• Use encrypted storage solutions:
  • https://spideroak.com
• Use unique passphrases - change them frequently (use 2fa):
  • https://spideroak.com/solutions/encryptr
• Use Tor for safe browsing:
  • https://torproject.org