Re: Is it the manufacturer or the consumer that has "no idea"?
In this case it's clear the manufacturer has no clue.
1) They chose Telnet as the protocol - which sends passwords as clear text.
2) They have a default password on an easy to guess account name.
If Seagate genuinely believe that's adequate then I would suggest that they eat their own dogfood in the hope that they will pwned to the point of being unable to continue operating within a week.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
