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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by ORGANIZED CRIME - Can someone find some examples if anyone has been spied on by "hackers"? How should the line on the graph be read? It seems that the older the appliance is the better case it is... It doesn't seem to make sense (to this editor) and does not fit with the current explanation, that the older the device is the better the case...}} | ||
− | With the | + | With all the sensors on a smart appliance, a common fear is that someone (Whether it be a hacker, or even the company that released the product) is spying, collecting information on everything you do. |
− | + | Now, with all the potential incentive, it is pretty likely that hackers are, and have been trying to find exploits to take over the device. | |
+ | Assuming it is taken over, it could be added to a {{w|botnet}}. The collected data could then be sold, and the hardware could be used for DDOS attacks etc. Either could yield the "hacker" a hefty profit. | ||
− | + | With the potential threat always looming, security updates must be constantly pushed, and exploits must be found by "White hat" hackers. (The faceless team of engineers [[Randall]] describes). At any time, these people could quit, leaving devices defenseless. | |
− | The | + | The graph shows the likeliness of one's smart device being hacked on the y axis, compared to how long it has been owned on the x axis [NOTE: If this is true then why does it say best case up, where the curve goes the older the device is?]. The older a device/software is, the less likely it is to consistently receive security updates for protection, so they are more likely to be hacked. After 10 years, the device/software, is most likely outdated and is not being used anymore. Companies then no longer find it profitable to continually update the product, and then pull support out, even if people are still using it, leaving them vulnerable. The exact thing happened to many users, when Microsoft halted updates to Windows XP in 2014, even though many people still used the operating system. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:How long you've had your smart appliance | :How long you've had your smart appliance | ||
:6 months 1 year 5 years 10 years | :6 months 1 year 5 years 10 years | ||
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:Best-case | :Best-case | ||
:Worst-case | :Worst-case | ||
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:You're constantly being rescued from peril by a faceless team of engineers who could wander away at any time | :You're constantly being rescued from peril by a faceless team of engineers who could wander away at any time | ||
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:Your appliance is part of a botnet run by organized crime | :Your appliance is part of a botnet run by organized crime | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Virtual Assistants]] | [[Category:Virtual Assistants]] |