If a Google Nest account is compromised by a malicious hacker that’s not bad news for the legitimate owner of the account, it’s also bad news for Google.
Google doesn’t want its family of home products – ranging from smart speakers, thermostats and smoke detectors to security cameras and doorbells – to gain a reputation for poor security.
News stories about families being ‘scared to death’ by a hacked Nest security camera warning of an imminent missile attack or hackers telling owners via the speaker how to fix their IoT security might seem funny at first, but they’re no laughing matter.
And upset customers damage the reputation of Google Nest and Google’s brand.
So I wasn’t that surprised to hear that Google has announced that it is encouraging users to strengthen their security.
Google thinks one of the best ways to do that is to migrate your Nest account to a Google account.
But if you aren’t willing to switch to a Google account for your Nest then in the next few months Google will start enforcing an extra layer of account protection on its users:
“Two-factor authentication has long been available to all users as a way to prevent the wrong person from gaining access to your account, even if they have your username and password. Starting this spring, we’re requiring all Nest users who have not enrolled in this option or ..
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