nanog mailing list archives
RE: Spitballing IoT Security
From: bzs () TheWorld com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 23:59:10 -0400
I suppose someone could modify this Mirai virus to instead inject antivirus software. I know, illegal. What would the manufacturers' response be if this virus had instead just shut down, possibly in some cases physically damaged the devices or otherwise caused them to cease functioning ever again (wiped all their software or broke their bootability), rather than just hijacked them for a while? One manufacturer agreed that half a million of their devices were involved in the attacks in a recent press release. And they apologize. What if half a million of their devices just suddenly stopped working, forever? I suspect that would require a somewhat more expensive response. They have to be thinking that sort of thing or else they're being pretty dumb. -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | bzs () TheWorld com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo*
Current thread:
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security, (continued)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Ronald F. Guilmette (Oct 25)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Jean-Francois Mezei (Oct 25)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Aled Morris (Oct 25)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Bruce Curtis (Oct 25)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Ronald F. Guilmette (Oct 25)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Eliot Lear (Oct 26)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Mike Meredith (Oct 27)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Mel Beckman (Oct 27)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Eliot Lear (Oct 28)
- RE: Spitballing IoT Security Keith Medcalf (Oct 27)
- RE: Spitballing IoT Security bzs (Oct 27)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Jim Hickstein (Oct 28)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security bzs (Oct 28)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Stephen Satchell (Oct 28)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security bzs (Oct 29)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Eric S. Raymond (Oct 29)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security bzs (Oct 29)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Jean-Francois Mezei (Oct 29)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Tom Beecher (Oct 29)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security bzs (Oct 29)
- Re: Spitballing IoT Security Ronald F. Guilmette (Oct 29)