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I suppose these vendors are not major household names like Samsung, so it doesn't make as good of a story. I also wonder if perhaps the general public views at
by simmons 10y ago
I suppose these vendors are not major household names like Samsung, so it doesn't make as good of a story. I also wonder if perhaps the general public views attacks as inevitable -- sort of a force of nature -- whereas we view it as a problem that can be greatly reduced with specific actions.
As a software developer in the consumer electronics industry, I am quite concerned about these vulnerabilities and the industry's casual acceptance of them. :(
- myself248 10y ago> inevitable -- sort of a force of nature Yeah, sort of! The attempts are inevitable, but I don't think the vulnerabilities are. I've long used the Three Little Pigs story when explaining security: Yes, the wolf is always there, don't act shocked when you build a house of straw and suddenly a horrible bad nasty despicable and thoroughly evil (just trying to feed his family) wolf shows up. The pig who hauled the brick did more work than the pigs who hauled sticks or straw, but ended up not getting eaten. Everyone from the breakroom to the boardroom should understand this analogy. I've found it helpful, anyway.
- totalZero 10y agoTrue, but today's steel is tomorrow's sticks when it comes to vulnerabilities like this one. Over time, old security protocols are cracked and new vulnerabilities are found in existing devices.