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One of the challenges is this - on one hand, we have the "IoT is notoriously insecure and manufacturers have or should have liability" argument, which is valid,
by FireBeyond 5y ago
One of the challenges is this - on one hand, we have the "IoT is notoriously insecure and manufacturers have or should have liability" argument, which is valid, and when manufacturers do actually release security updates, that should be lauded.
And then on the other we have the usability pain like this. I'd rather pay a few dollars more for more storage or an A/B firmware system so the upgrade can run async and minimize interruption.
- InvertedRhodium 5y agoJust don't use wifi. When the only firmware you need to update is in the MQTT bridge, the whole problem becomes a non-issue.
- outworlder 5y agoZigbee or Zwave devices can have firmware vulnerabilities.
- InvertedRhodium 5y agoThe attack surface at least requires physical proximity, unlike devices addressable via IP.
- outworlder 5y agoMandatory software updates are not the problem. Having to restart devices to install any updates (plus the fact that it takes 10 minutes) is the problems. It's possible to engineer around that.