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Even if the hub was actually secure this still does not prevent from someone near to your house to talk to the devices directly (this applies especially to wire
by mr__y 7y ago
Even if the hub was actually secure this still does not prevent from someone near to your house to talk to the devices directly (this applies especially to wireless devices). The hub you described would prevent from the remote attacks only
- mattferderer 7y agoSecurity is a never ending rabbit hole. I am more concerned about the bigger threat, global attacks. I get if you live in a densely populated area that drive-by type attacks would be very concerning.
- mr__y 7y ago>drive-by type attacks would be very concerning not only that. One insecure system in the area could be infected and then controlled to attack other networks in the area. With a high density of IoT devices you could have malware spreading wirelessly device-to-device. Also with a wide IoT adoption with such devices being used by public/utilities companies (smart street lamps, leakage monitoring in pipes, smart electric grid etc) you don't even need a densely populated area to have that problem. >I am more concerned about the bigger threat, global attacks. I once read something among the lines that IT security needs its own Pearl Harbor event. I can neither quote it exactly or attribute it to any source