Re: routing around the Katrina Network Damage Report
On 12/09/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Security is something that really must be taken into account now, before it starts to become a problem er,, not to be a naif, but what do you mean by security in this context? Well, something like coding the firmware for whatever apps get networked so that there is at least some amount of defense against crackers breaking into them? A lot of stuff out there with significant computing power concentrates on providing cool new features, basically on the assumption that nobody is going to be dumb enough to plug the thing into a network. OK so forget toasters - look at stuff like printers, HVAC gear, phones etc that are / will soon be networked. --srs -- Suresh Ramasubramanian ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: routing around the Katrina Network Damage Report
On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 07:15:59AM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: On 12/09/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Security is something that really must be taken into account now, before it starts to become a problem er,, not to be a naif, but what do you mean by security in this context? Well, something like coding the firmware for whatever apps get networked so that there is at least some amount of defense against crackers breaking into them? A lot of stuff out there with significant computing power concentrates on providing cool new features, basically on the assumption that nobody is going to be dumb enough to plug the thing into a network. so, not security per se, more authentication... OK so forget toasters - look at stuff like printers, HVAC gear, phones etc that are / will soon be networked. those things are networkable now... as are these: light switches, door locks, keys, skis, toilets, stuffed animals, cars, elevators, bras, eye glasses, and some currency. ... the list goes on and on... --srs -- Suresh Ramasubramanian ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: routing around the Katrina Network Damage Report
On 12/09/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so, not security per se, more authentication... Authentication, access control, basic remote and local vulnerabltiies, viruses .. the works those things are networkable now... as are these: light switches, door locks, keys, skis, toilets, stuffed animals, cars, elevators, bras, eye glasses, and some currency. ... the list goes on and on... Scary isn't it? Not to sound like a stone age technophobe but some things just weren't made to be put on a network. I mean, a bra for god's sake .. unless someone wants to make a Lindsay Lohan + Brittany Murphy movie on networked bras. -- Suresh Ramasubramanian ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
