Dr. Richard Browne:

It is obvious and critical. There is a piece of European legislation which will resolve many of these issues. Upfront, as consumers there are a few simple things we should all be doing as a mater of course. Changing default passwords on devices is really important. Every IP-connected piece of equipment in a home or business has a default password. It is usually "0000" or "1234". Threat actors know what these passwords are and can hack the devices readily from a distance. We have seen some destructive attacks here that used that kind of technique.