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> You can't hack something that doesn't have an IP address. That's a very risky assumption to make. There are many attack vectors besides TCP/IP: social engine
by edejong 7y ago
> You can't hack something that doesn't have an IP address.
That's a very risky assumption to make. There are many attack vectors besides TCP/IP: social engineering, side-channel attacks, EM pulse, backdoors in ICs...
- rightbyte 7y agoRemote sabotage from anywhere and spies roaming the cooridors are quite different things.
- edejong 7y agoWell, that's the funny thing. The claim is: "No IP address == unhackable." So, for a second stop assuming we are in a nuclear bunker. There are many unconnected systems that are still hackable. For example, the Stuxnet worm was able to infiltrate an unconnected SCADA system using USB exploits. Many systems radiate data in EM and ultrasonic (side-channel). And obviously, there are known and unknown backdoors in PCBs, ECs, and ICs. All of these do not require an IP address. I would even argue that having an IP address can improve security by increasing monitoring, improving continuous security updates and decreasing a false sense of security. This was the original goal of DARPA all along.
- danmg 7y agoThis guy needs to go back and watch/rewatch wargames.
- mark-r 7y agoAmazing what you can do with just a telephone and a modem.
- xen2xen1 7y agoJust read up on Stuxnet to see a real world case. No network connection did not stop them.