tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post6544334550133987024..comments2023-04-30T10:29:40.119-04:00Comments on DaddyBear's Den: Aw crapDaddyBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-33873844562095146852011-08-05T14:24:19.659-04:002011-08-05T14:24:19.659-04:00North, I'd be really interested to read your t...North, I'd be really interested to read your take on this security study as someone who has actual experience in this type of technology. My IT security experience is at the system and network level, not the embedded device level, so I'm going off of what I read in the article and the study, as well as what I've read over the past few years about medical implants. Is this the "low risk, but huge impact kind of thing" or is it something that we should truly be worried about?DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-13135936438911733132011-08-05T13:38:19.543-04:002011-08-05T13:38:19.543-04:00I used to design the software for a major manufact...I used to design the software for a major manufacturer. <br /><br />Keep in mind that an implanted device is meant to have an 80 year life span, and they are not iPods where you download firmware updates to them.<br /><br />Also: Communication is short-distance.Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778737553770514684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-36556431062668961462011-08-05T12:44:17.677-04:002011-08-05T12:44:17.677-04:00Jay, there is an entire industry worth of people w...Jay, there is an entire industry worth of people who would line up to take part in that act of retribution. The ridiculously light sentences handed down for acts that cause millions of dollars worth of damage and endanger the lives and livelihoods of people are an insult.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-24938808588969052842011-08-05T12:14:48.865-04:002011-08-05T12:14:48.865-04:00There's an even simpler solution. We catch you...There's an even simpler solution. We catch you fucking with one of these devices, you're shot dead on the spot.<br /><br />Word would get around pretty quick, I think...Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-522160223790695812011-08-04T19:58:34.729-04:002011-08-04T19:58:34.729-04:00That is scary... in a LOT of ways...That is scary... in a LOT of ways...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-12653125496861842402011-08-04T18:37:00.757-04:002011-08-04T18:37:00.757-04:00Hm. I see a market for a hand-carried electronic b...Hm. I see a market for a hand-carried electronic blocking device for medical implants, something similar to the gadget you can install in your teenager's car that blocks cell signals while the vehicle is in motion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com