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tech never works for long (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

as a hardware iot security person, that is possible but too much attack surface to manage

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    ZigBee, Z-wave and Thread have virtually 0 attack surface from an IoT perspective, and even then what are they gonna do, do radio hacking to turn off and on my lights? It's not like they can be used in a botnet.
    Locks is a bit more risky as an endeavor, but again, it's probably easier to pick the lock than hack it... Actually with the quality of many smart locks, smashing them is easier still.

    Smart TVs are way more problematic devices for example, as soon as they stop receiving updates, you have a bunch of high-speed internet connected devices with unresolved exploits just sitting there waiting for the right chance.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Hear hear.

    I feel the meme in the post is created by someone pseudoilliterate in technology. But I can guaranty you they have a smart TV connected to the same WiFi as all their computers and maybe a nas or home server.

    Setting up zwave or ZigBee networks is not an attack vector.

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