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I think its just the good old 1990s scenario repeating itself, only this time with IoT, rather than usual IT. First, a mad rush towards the IoT where every sta
by rms_returns 10y ago
I think its just the good old 1990s scenario repeating itself, only this time with IoT, rather than usual IT.
First, a mad rush towards the IoT where every startup and their dog wants to setup their business on IoT. Then comes fear as the hackers try to exploit every hole in IoT devices. And finally, once people realize the importance of keeping with the software upgrades, the market will settle somewhere in between.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoI was just saying something similar on Lobsters. It's even the same patterns down to no security in OS's and Telnet-style issues.
- jacobsenscott 10y agoThe thing is there will be no upgrades for the IoT. Just look at all the Android phones abandoned by their manufacturers. Do you think Phillips is going to pay someone to produce patches for a 5 year old light bulb, or smoke detector, or whatever?
- detaro 10y agoIf it becomes to bad and people start to pay attention, yeah. If there were more malware doing (edit: very visible) stupid shit around, people would learn quite quickly (instead of malware that tries to hide and do things that don't effect the device owner), this way we'll see where it goes.
- psybin 10y agoMost compromises in things like this are going to be invisible almost by accident. Unless your light bulb is maxing out your upload for extended periods of time, or the police come knocking on your door when your light bulb does something very illegal and very loud, nobody is ever going to notice.
- detaro 10y agoI meant "stupid shit" that's intended to be noticed. The equivalent to malware of olden days that would intentionally bluescreen your machine, display a stupid image or something. Brick devices, turn all lightbulbs into disco mode, replace video camera images with static or porn, de-auth all WLAN devices around... But nowadays malware is less about "hijinks" and more about criminal enterprises that profit from staying hidden, so pressure on device owners and makers is going to have to come from somewhere else: ISPs, governments, ...
- bad_user 10y agoIf Phillips gets sued and loses enough money in damages, then I'm pretty sure they'll start patching their crap. It's all about having incentive.