> After all, how many widespread hacks do you read about on old, single-purpose fixed analog or digital devices (which in a sense are similarly 'read-only'). T

> After all, how many widespread hacks do you read about on old, single-purpose fixed analog or digital devices (which in a sense are similarly 'read-only'). Tons and tons? I don't understand this viewpoint at all. As the saying goes "There is no 'Internet of Things', just an Internet of unpatched Linux devices." That is, the primary vector for malware is devices that aren't (or can't) be patched after vulnerabilities are discovered.