加州立法禁止電子設備設置簡單默認密碼

Default passwords such as "admin" and "password" will be illegal for electronics firms to use in California from 2020.

從2020年開始，電子產品公司使用諸如“admin”和“password”這樣的默認密碼，在加州將被認爲是非法行爲。

The state has passed a law that sets higher security standards for net-connected devices made or sold in the region.

該州已通過了一項爲該地區製造或銷售的聯網設備設置更高的安全標準的法律。

It demands that each gadget be given a unique password when it is made.

該法律要求每個設備在其製造時就需設置一個獨一無二的密碼。

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Before now, easy-to-guess passwords have helped some cyber-attacks spread more quickly and cause more harm.

此前，容易破密的密碼加速了網絡攻擊的傳播，造成了更大的危害。

The Information Privacy: Connected Devices bill demands that electronics manufacturers equip their products with "reasonable" security features.

《信息隱私: 聯網設備》法案要求電子設備製造商需給其產品配備“合理的”安全功能。

The bill also allows customers who suffer harm when a company ignores the law to sue for damages.

當公司無視該法律時，該法案還允許受害消費者進行起訴要求賠償。

Many recent cyber-attacks have taken advantage of the default and easy-to-guess passwords on the devices found in millions of homes and offices.

最近的許多次網絡攻擊，都是利用數以百萬計的家庭和辦公室設備的默認或簡單易猜的密碼實現的。