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The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think, new Northeastern research finds.
(news.northeastern.edu)
The S in IoT is for Security
this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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So.. am I secured if I buy more than 1?
Yes but only during the full moon can Sailor Moon really keep you safe. Also, only when it's still in the box.
This perfectly encompasses the situation.
Idk, that seems exactly as secure as I thought.
If you care about this, but still want smart home tech, look into Home Assistant and use local-only devices.
I could also extend that to Tasmota or espHome. They are both open source firmware for IoT devices. They update regularly, and are unlikely to be completely abandoned without warning. While you can flash it to devices yourself, you can also buy a number of devices with it pre-installed.
While I still consider all IoT devices inherently insecure, and treat them as such, these are a lot better than the other random options out there.
Joke's on you: I don't think it's secure and I don't have any!
no because its not in my home. good luck hacking my mechanical thermostat.
Some skinny dude in a Guy Fawkes mask sneaks in through the dog door and turns up the heat while you're at work
Where'd my kid get a Guy Fawkes mask?
Seriously, though, who cranks the thermostat to 30 and walks out the door?
The guy wearing a guy Fawkes mask. Didn't you listen?
86F for my fellow Americans.
Thanks for not just assuming I keep my house below freezing!
Point taken. But I don't go anywhere for work lol
Oh no, my good sir, not while you go into work.
While you're at work. If you're WFH, you could be staring at the door, that person is coming through the dog door anyway.
Mr. Doggy Man is going to get a stern lecture I can tell you
I can assure you, it is not.
Hypponen’s Law: If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable
It's as insecure as it appears to be...like I expected.
I just love when developers are so close to a project that they forget to even explain what the thing is. I see this all the time with interesting projects like this.
What is it? Some kind of network device?
Looks like it’s a zigbee network device that is privacy forward, or something.
I'm not overly convinced that anyone would be able to abuse any of my ghetto diy smart home gadgets
"who shut my tv off?!"
I know how insecure it is. Its always talking about how it feels sidelined and its feeling are hurt when I throw it in the trash.
The vast majority of this stuff should be called "dumb devices", as in "dumb terminal".
Sometimes it’s smart to be stupid…or I guess not smart with everything.