What you say is true, which makes your appliances roughly as safe as a PC protected the same way, yet some PCs still get busted into, despite those precautions.
And yes, I agree, there are some things more important than securing home systems, but the point is IF this system is released then there WILL be security problems. I don't think most people who aren't IT people will realize that. "Everything controlled via the internet? BRILLIANT!" would be the attitude taken by almost everyone, I think only us tech geeks would have the background to stop and think about the security ramifications. This will most likely lead to bad things happening.
Bruce Schneier scratched the surface of this in his book Secrets and Lies. He specifically adressed internet or network-accessable appliances. Basically his take is: sure they might seem convenient, but how can you be sure that someone properly went over the code on your refrigerator to make sure it was secure?
Last thing I want is someone hacking my fridge and shutting it down so my beer and mountain dew get warm.
Yeah, the intarweb's a beautiful thing. I'm a Washingtonian, but I'm in England for a semester, and I found out before my parents did. Thank you internets, I love you.
I'm a little pissed that St. Helens went and errupted without me, though. It did that the first time, too! First it can't wait 'til I'm born to erupt, now it can't do me the courtesy of waiting until I get home.
Inconsiderate mountain, . . .
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What you say is true, which makes your appliances roughly as safe as a PC protected the same way, yet some PCs still get busted into, despite those precautions.
And yes, I agree, there are some things more important than securing home systems, but the point is IF this system is released then there WILL be security problems. I don't think most people who aren't IT people will realize that. "Everything controlled via the internet? BRILLIANT!" would be the attitude taken by almost everyone, I think only us tech geeks would have the background to stop and think about the security ramifications. This will most likely lead to bad things happening.
Bruce Schneier scratched the surface of this in his book Secrets and Lies. He specifically adressed internet or network-accessable appliances. Basically his take is: sure they might seem convenient, but how can you be sure that someone properly went over the code on your refrigerator to make sure it was secure? Last thing I want is someone hacking my fridge and shutting it down so my beer and mountain dew get warm.
Yeah, the intarweb's a beautiful thing. I'm a Washingtonian, but I'm in England for a semester, and I found out before my parents did. Thank you internets, I love you. I'm a little pissed that St. Helens went and errupted without me, though. It did that the first time, too! First it can't wait 'til I'm born to erupt, now it can't do me the courtesy of waiting until I get home. Inconsiderate mountain, . . .