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This is great news. It is alarming to realize that a majority of devices built after 2020 will be connected to the internet without the choice for us to vet the
by dev_throw 10y ago
This is great news. It is alarming to realize that a majority of devices built after 2020 will be connected to the internet without the choice for us to vet their security. Securing these devices must be a proactive endeavor.
- jacquesm 10y agoOnly if you buy them.
- dev_throw 10y agoNot really... There will be (already are) tons of devices that we do not own that can affect our safety, health or quality of life. For example: traffic lights controls or ventilation systems. Left insecure, they can/will be dangerous.
- ethbro 10y agoOr someone else buys them... http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/double-dip-internet-of-things-botnet-attack-felt-across-the-internet/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/double-dip-internet-...
- eternalban 10y agoThey will be built into infrastructure (including up to your property line), building structure, & appliances. I suppose one can go to a wood cabin in the woods, off grid (unless that sort of lifestyle flags you as "radical").
- otakucode 10y agoIt's OK though, the US has a good track record of prosecuting executives of companies for criminal negligence when they do things like ignore their engineers, give nontechnical people authority over deciding when a product ships, staff themselves with the least experienced and cheapest engineers they can find in positions whose job description doesn't even include the word 'security' and things like that. Oh, we're talking about systems that involve computers? Damn, guess we're on our own.