[EAS] ALERT: EAS Device passwords

[Marcos O'Rourke]

Sally, I'm not sure when it aired. I'm sure we will be getting more info soon. 

To all, I would still recommend changing any default usernames and passwords following good computer management practices. VPNs and IP ports are good ideas as well, but the simple fact of changing passwords will be an easier and free protection.

On Monday, February 11, 2013, David Turnmire wrote:
>And... at the least invest in a $50 NAT router if you don't already have
>one.  It takes a fair amount of hacker skill to get past one of those.
>If you need off-site access, make sure the router supports either source
>IP filtering or VPN access.  Even most cheap consumer routers that I
>have seen allow restricting access based upon IP addresses.  Even a
>little "security by obscurity" helps... like altering the IP port number
>on your EAS decoder's management interface if the vendor supports it
>(and shame on those who don't!).

>Dave

>On 2/11/2013 5:38 PM, Richard Rudman wrote:
>> Greetings:
>>
>> By now you may have seen reports about a hacker-originated bogus malicious EAS message that was actually aired in several markets.
>>
>> I just got a call from the EAS office in FCC in Washington. They are now actively investigating this very serious matter.
>>
>> For the time being the FCC concurs that all EAS clients should make sure the web interfaces for their EAS boxes have a strong password installed -- NOT the factory default password.
>>
>> Please pass this information along to all concerned.
>>

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