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>If you manage to get a device in range you can... turn my lights on and off? Is that all it's capable of or all you use it for?
by reverendsteveii 2y ago
>If you manage to get a device in range you can... turn my lights on and off?
Is that all it's capable of or all you use it for?
- ocdtrekkie 2y agoSo the highest risk device on my RF network is my thermostat. But not only do I get alerts for out of range conditions, the beauty of the local attacker model is most types of attacks become silly: The thermostat has a predefined range of relatively normal temperatures, so the only way to really cause damage is turning it off. You could bring a custom-programmed RF transceiver and plant it on my property for the job, or you could use a $5 wrench to shut off my natural gas and pull the power shutoff on my AC condenser. I think the latter is infinitely more likely.
- reverendsteveii 2y agothis is a great example of defense in depth. there are several factors limiting how vulnerable the device is and what can actually be done with it once exploited.
- ocdtrekkie 2y agoThanks! This is something every company producing smart-stuff should be thinking about, though unfortunately I think many do not. ;)