Now it's not just standard media that bring risk. Even Blu-Ray and other disk
media can bring security risks to the Internet of Things (which are not
considered computers). I thought the advice at the end worth heeding: if you
don't need the internet to drive normal usage, keep your device unconnected.
I'm thinking about all those "smart" tvs that people are buying without
understanding the consequences.
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/03/more-iot-insecurity-this-blu-ray-disc-pwns-pcs-and-dvd-players/
I had a friend who had some problems with his DVD player (so he thought) and
the help line at LG suggested he download new drivers, put them on a DVD, then
put that in his player. I didn't realise that software updates in offline
devices could be done that way. But evidently they can if the LG guy was
telling the truth. Turned out my friend got his device back working without
this process, but I thought the idea of doing it this way was unusual.
Jan
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