A good linux machine running a firewall wouldn't make all of this work flawlessly?
2016-10-23 17:31 GMT-02:00 Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com>: > On 10/23/2016 01:29 AM, Guy Dawson wrote: > > It's not so much an attack on IoT as with IoT. The worm's ( assuming > > a compromised IoT device is used to compromise others - I'm not sure > > about this) job is to make IoT devices available to a control system > > so that IoT devices can be used to generate the loads needed in DDOS > > attacks. > > > > The attackers would rather you did not know your IoT devices were > > compromised as that way you'll leave them connected to the Internet > > and under their control. > > I contrast NFC and IoT. At least to me, "IoT" implies an > Internet-connected device. NFC implies only that there's a device that > can communicate wirelessly with nearby devices. > > Having said that, if one prowls the web for vulnerabilities in, say, DSL > modems, it's shocking. Many, if not most, are running some sort of > Linux, usually BusyBox (not known for its security). There are millions > of the things out there, many with telnet enabled and still with the > default password. The ISPs who distribute these things usually view > them as "black boxes" and apparently have little interest in security. > > Whether or not some malefactor can hack a Carrier or Trane connected > thermostat is something that I've not researched. > > --Chuck >