https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:2CZ1Lu...
Microsoft won't be the last company ..
Microsoft won't be the last company ..
I mean...the smart controllers on the HVAC systems in these companies have to be replaced don't they? The smart locks, everything IoT, everything with a network interface in it at this point has to be assumed compromised. This seems like by far the worst cyber security incident of all time.
Did you recently binge-watch Mr. Robot?
And my comment was also a nod to that prominent hack. The discussion back then revolved a lot around the idea that Target had done a really good job of hardening most of their network, but then allowed a smart HVAC controller onto it. What seemed at the time like something minor (I believe it was a remote diagnostic device or something like that) is what the intruders used to gain access.
> Fazio Mechanical Services just issued an official statement through a PR company, stating that its “data connection with Target was exclusively for electronic billing, contract submission and project management.”
Namely: was that "exclusively" a contractual exclusion or a technically sound, enforceable exclusion? And on top of that, how was it secured? If the connection setup was breached, what was the maximum blast radius?
If there is a connected device in a supposedly otherwise secure network that allows traffic in or calls home, that device is an attack vector. Pure and simple. The only safe assumption is that such a thing is an insecure, unmaintainable black box that was put together by the cheapest fly-by-night contractor.
A "smart" device is worse, and guaranteed to be a dumpster fire. One should not be allowed anywhere near a secure network, regardless of its function. Printers, VoIP phones, climate control systems, ... they're all the same.
https://forrestheller.com/Apollo-11-Computer-vs-USB-C-charge...
Hah, no. And it’s definitely not the worst of all time. There is really no reason to be any more concerned than you were at this time last year.
You mean everyone should have a panic attack? As deeply terrifying this is, anyone giving in to panic would make them unfit for their job. I assure you they are very scared, but huge companies have protocols to deal with situations like this.