10-21-2016, 10:11 PM
(10-17-2016, 11:56 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote: #IOT OK, it's one of the latest fads. Yeah, it's right up their with mood rings and pet rocks wrt actual utility.
It's also the hotbed of "all your appliances are, belong to us. - H3x0rs"
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/h...berattacks
http://www.securityweek.com/over-500000-...rai-botnet
Telnet is evil, man.
Yep, and those new devices tend to be a lot more judicious with their network traffic. I run Wireshark on my home network every so often just to make sure nothing has transformed into the walking dead and the most active "talker" on my network is the fucking Roku player. Why it believes it need to send out an ARP request every 15 seconds (literally just making SURE it should STILL be using the same IP address) I just don't know. If I had to guess it's just laziness in the programming or the simplicity of the operating system running a dumb device that is expected to be online at all times, no questions asked (But mah Netflix isn't streaming fast enough!). Compromising those devices will be manna from heaven.
Like everything else though, the shit show will be fun to watch.
The single despot stands out in the face of all men, and says: I am the State: My will is law: I am your master: I take the responsibility of my acts: The only arbiter I acknowledge is the sword: If any one denies my right, let him try conclusions with me. -- Lysander Spooner