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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a FACELESS ENGINEER - Can someone find some examples if anyone has been spied on by "hackers"? Confirm that the graph means "the oldest the device, worst the best-case is".}} | ||
− | 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 the original developers and "white hat" hackers (The faceless team of engineers [[Randall]] describes), before they could be found (and get used) by "black hat" hackers. At any time, these people could quit, leaving devices defenseless. | |
− | The | + | The graph shows the various cases of how well things go on the y axis, compared to how long it has been owned on the x axis. 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, even in the best case. After 10 years, the device/software, is most likely outdated and is not being used anymore.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. |
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+ | The title text suggests that being easy to hack may actually be a positive thing for an older device, because it means that criminals have a vested interest in providing system support to keep it operational after the manufacturer has stopped supporting it. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |