As the August 13 deadline looms for the US ban on Chinese surveillance cameras, the news cycle is re-engaged with the issue. The panic about banned cameras still being in operation shines a spotlight on both the severity of the issue and the dire need to find a solution.
Through our research, based on tens of millions of embedded device binaries, it’s clear that the banned devices lack basic security building blocks and consequently expose users to the security threats that are alleged by the US.
One may ask – are the banned Chinese devices the only vulnerable devices in the field? The answer is surely no.
