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> we can't rely on that as the solution for Internet security. We could if updating router firmware were an easy and prolific practice. The reason that it isn
by thomastjeffery 9y ago
> we can't rely on that as the solution for Internet security.
We could if updating router firmware were an easy and prolific practice.
The reason that it isn't is that it can't be done on most routers, especially the cheaper or ISP-provided ones that most people use.
What we really can't rely on is "security by obscurity". Let's drop the notion that software is more secure simply because you don't release the source.
- wmf 9y agoPeople maintaining their own cars used to be a prolific practice, but I think we're better off now with cars that require dramatically less maintenance. Unfortunately the IOT market is in a bad situation because products are advertised as not requiring any maintenance but they aren't reliable enough to live up to that.
- thomastjeffery 9y agoWe could have automatic updates. There is nothing technical preventing that from happening. People defragmenting their NTFS filesystems used to be a prolific practice, but I think we're better off now with filesystems that require dramatically less maintenance. My point is that the only thing holding us back is politics: manufacturers think that it is in their best interest to sell routers with proprietary firmware, even though it really isn't.