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The age of the CPU is of little consequence, except to the extent it reflects the underlying development practices. (Imagine joining a commercial project with a
by mananaysiempre 2y ago
The age of the CPU is of little consequence, except to the extent it reflects the underlying development practices. (Imagine joining a commercial project with a first release in 2020 and discovering it uses SourceSafe.) The age of software, though, is relevant, when that software is as sprawling as a Linux install.
The thing about devices with a web interface is that they will end up Internet-exposed, and the thing about weak Internet-exposed hosts is that they will be assembled into a botnet. Mirai is probably a bit atypical because surveillance cameras are perhaps more likely than others to end up exposed, but I think it’s still worth applying its lessons to other appliances as well.