It’s being reported that only a month after launching the Amazon Key, security experts are warning a flaw in the devices mode of operation could allow for rogue deliverymen entering homes without it ever being recorded- a potentially devastating security flaw. Adam Brown, Manager of Security Solutions at Synopsys commented below.
Adam Brown, Manager of Security Solutions at Synopsys:
“No amount of penetration testing, code scanning or other techniques to discover security bugs would have identified this. That’s because this is a design flaw and highlights the importance of conducting architectural risk analysis at the start of the design.”