Why is there such a thing as default passwords?

Why in 2016 are people still shipping software and devices with default passwords? The recent IOT/Botnet that broke large chunks of the internet was entirely avoidable if the devices had been shipped without default passwords. This is perfectly within the capability of a device manufactuer - even British Telecom (who have many many issues) have been shipping their devices with randomized passwords printed on a sticker on the device for years. Continue reading

Google Pixel - Initial Review

I ordered a Google Pixel when they were released as I needed a new personal Android phone and generally the Nexus line has been very good, so I thought I’d try the Pixel. Some initial comments It looks nice, it compares well to my (work) iPhone 6 from a looks point of view The finger print reader is great, so far much more accurate and quick than my iphone one which seems to be getting slower and slower The USB cable ‘port your phone’ thing didn’t work at all with my old Android Phone (A Moto X). Continue reading

New Website

I’ve decided to finally move this site off blogger. It wasn’t adding much value so I’ve gone old-skool back to static HTML using Hugo. The site is using a AMP based template so it should be super quick and responsive.